$100k salary, packing up from Huntsville
changea dispatch from
st. louis
MO
38.63°N
90.20°W
St. Louis has the Arch (catenary curve and engineering marvel), Forest Park (bigger than Central Park and home to a free zoo, art museum, and history museum), and toasted ravioli, which was invented here. The Cardinals are a religion, the Hill neighborhood is wall-to-wall Italian red sauce, and Imo's makes pizza with Provel cheese that locals defend furiously. The skyline at sunset is underrated.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Huntsville ran you
Barely costlier than Huntsville. If St. Louis pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,411/mo
3% more expensive than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,531/mo
$12 less than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$277k
12% cheaper than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
2.8M
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
174
pleasant days a year, in st. louis.
Huntsville gets 177 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
A month here packs 2.5× the events of Huntsville.
68/100
17% higher than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: Gateway Arch National Park, 0.7 mi.
87/100
24% higher than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
60
567% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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