same $100k income, fresh start from Greeley

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Houston, TX cityscape

next stop after greeley

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

$454

under Greeley, every month

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,610/mo

5% cheaper than Greeley(vs $1,698/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Greeley

vs 4.4% in Greeley

03after rent

$6,723/mo

$454 more than Greeley

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

04a house here

$311k

37% cheaper than Greeley

vs $497k in Greeley

05metro size

7.5M

vs 359k in Greeley

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in houston.

Greeley edges ahead with 177 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 54 days top 95° here, 11 in Greeley.

53.0× the events of Greeley, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

18% lower than Greeley

vs 67/100 in Greeley

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

·walk score®

77/100

17% higher than Greeley

vs 66/100 in Greeley

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

176

4% more than Greeley

vs 169 nonstops in Greeley

04 · see also

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