Moving from Decatur to Huntsville
Decatur to Huntsville: $496 more leftover
$2,826/mo leftover in Huntsville vs $2,330 in Decatur after tax and rent ($496 more). +$5,952 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Decatur leftover
$2,330
a month after tax and rent
Huntsville leftover
$2,826
+$496 vs Decatur
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 861 households moved Decatur → Huntsville (about 1,542 people, average AGI $55,384). 847 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Decatur | Huntsville |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,058 | $5,769 |
| Rent | $772 | $1,050 |
| All other costs | $1,956 | $1,893 |
| Left over | $2,330 | $2,826 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Decatur and Huntsville moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 35 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,550–$2,900
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$1,950
- Rent a truck
- $350–$650
Other moves from Decatur
Dig into Huntsville
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Huntsville than Decatur?
A one-bedroom is about $772 in Decatur versus $1,050 in Huntsville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $496 a month higher in Huntsville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Huntsville have state income tax?
Huntsville is in Alabama, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Decatur to Huntsville?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Decatur → Huntsville move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.