on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than Lubbock
Detroit runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
6% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.25%
$354/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,507/mo
$442 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
24% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
4.3M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 37 days under 20°, vs 7 in Lubbock.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 11.3× more on the calendar than Lubbock.
47/100
840% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
43% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
135
1829% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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