$100k a year, no longer in Eugene
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
under Eugene, every month
Houston is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
11% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,723/mo
$918 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
32% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
7.5M
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Eugene has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 54 days a year clear 95°, well past Eugene's 2.
685% more happening than in Eugene.
55/100
27% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
176
1856% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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