same $100k income, fresh start from Lubbock
changea dispatch from
boston
MA
42.36°N
71.06°W
Boston is brick sidewalks, dive bars older than most states, and an accent that turns 'park the car' into a love language. The city is densely packed with colleges (Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, plus 30 more), which keeps it perpetually 22 years old in spirit. The Freedom Trail literally paints a red line through 400 years of American history. Dunkin' is not a chain here, it's a way of life.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than Lubbock
Boston is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,145/mo
127% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$4,772/mo
$2,177 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$771k
266% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
4.9M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in boston.
Lubbock gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Lubbock's 7.
A month here packs 21.0× the events of Lubbock.
71/100
1320% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Blue Hills Reservation, 7.9 mi.
98/100
42% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
103
1371% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
cities that play in boston's register:
