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Chattanooga vs Huntsville

$261/mo more in Huntsville

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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ChattanoogaHuntsvilleAbout 80 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Huntsville leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,830/mo in Huntsville. $2,569/mo in Chattanooga. +$3,132 a year.

Chattanooga

$2,569

left each month

Huntsville

$2,830

+$261 vs Chattanooga

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Same paycheck, another city.

Huntsville wins 3 of 4Chattanooga 1 · ties 0
$5,594Take-home · Huntsville$5,773
$1,137Rent · Huntsville$1,050
$1,888Other bills · Chattanooga$1,893
$2,569Left over · Huntsville$2,830

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In 2022-2023, 77 households moved Chattanooga → Huntsville (avg AGI $69,455). 52 went the other way. The whole move →

+$261 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChattanoogaHuntsville
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Chattanooga, TN and Huntsville, AL
Per monthChattanoogaHuntsvilleDifference
Gross pay$6,958$7,740+$782
Income and payroll tax$1,364$1,967+$603
Take-home pay$5,594$5,773+$179
Rent$1,137$1,050−$87
Getting around$554$559+$5
Groceries$368$368$0
Healthcare$414$414$0
Utilities$230$230$0
Everything else$322$322$0
Left over$2,569$2,830+$261

Salary to match Chattanooga

$88,000

Gross pay in Huntsville that leaves the same amount as $83,500 in Chattanooga.

Tax difference

−$4,454

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.6% in Chattanooga, 25.4% in Huntsville.

More about Huntsville

Chattanooga, TN in full

World-class climbing and paddling, no income tax, municipal fiber.

Huntsville, AL in full

Aerospace and defense engineering salaries against Alabama's cost of living.

The other way

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Huntsville than Chattanooga?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Huntsville leaves about $261 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,137 in Chattanooga and $1,050 in Huntsville.

Does Huntsville have state income tax?

Huntsville is in Alabama, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Chattanooga to Huntsville?

The paycheck is taxed in Alabama. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Chattanooga and Huntsville changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.