on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
changea dispatch from
fort wayne
IN
41.08°N
85.14°W
Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet (the St. Joseph, the St. Marys, and the Maumee), and the riverfront has been transforming into a real public space. The Children's Zoo is consistently ranked among the country's best. It's the second-largest city in Indiana, with the friendly small-town feel still intact. Cheap, easy, and quietly improving.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Lubbock ran you
Barely costlier than Lubbock. If Fort Wayne pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,187/mo
14% cheaper than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
3%
$250/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,896/mo
$53 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$254k
20% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
458k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
161
pleasant days a year, in fort wayne.
Lubbock gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Lubbock's 7.
A month here packs 2.6× the events of Lubbock.
46/100
820% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O' Lakes State Park, 20.3 mi.
90/100
30% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
10
43% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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