$100k a year, no longer in Evansville
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
more expensive each month than Evansville
Houston costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
50% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,723/mo
$285 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
40% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
7.5M
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Evansville has the edge here, logging 184 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 54 days above 95°, vs 2 in Evansville.
30.3× the events of Evansville, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
2% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
3% lower than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
176
4300% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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