same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

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Houston, TX cityscape

swapping out of cape coral

Houston

tx · metro 7.5M

a dispatch from

houston

TX

29.76°N

95.37°W

Houston has no zoning laws (you'll see a taco truck next to a mansion next to a strip mall), the most diverse food scene in America by most rankings, and NASA's mission control out on the edge of town. The Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world. It's sprawling and culturally enormous, with a Vietnamese pho district, Nigerian jollof spots, and a Tex-Mex scene that takes itself seriously. Bigger than you think, in every direction.

metro7.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$249

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

Not a fortune, but real money. Houston runs cheaper than Cape Coral month over month.
landable, recorded on the houston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,610/mo

13% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,723/mo

$249 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$311k

12% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

7.5M

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in houston.

Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 54 days top 95° here, 0 in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

55/100

0% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.

·walk score®

77/100

83% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

176

433% more than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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