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South · Alabama · pop 225K

Huntsville, AL

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in AL, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,144 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,003 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,763 left over.

Expect summer highs near 90°F, winter lows around 32°F, and about 213 sunny days a year.

The job market looks healthy: 2.6% unemployment and 3.0% job growth over the past year.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 97HOUSIN 83JOBS 98SAFETY 27CLIMAT 100AMENIT 33

The Huntsville fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,381/mo

Typical rent

$1,180/mo

Home value ÷ income

4.1×

Score breakdown

Affordability
97
Housing
83
Jobs
98
Safety
27
Climate
100
Amenities
33

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,120/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,180/mo
Median home value
$290,000
Median household income
$71,000
Population
225,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
2.6%
Job growth (1yr)
3.0%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
830
Property crime rate
3,800

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
90°F
Avg. winter low
32°F
Sunny days / year
213
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈17/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈75/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈5/yr
Annual rain
54"
Annual snow
1"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
R+7
Int'l airport
≈12 mi
Walkability
23/100
Disaster risk
58/100
Buying instead of renting? Alabama's effective property tax runs about 0.40% of home value per year (≈$97/mo on the median $290,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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