$100k salary, packing up from Lancaster
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 Lancaster, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Houston is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
6% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$6,723/mo
$162 more than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
19% cheaper than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
7.5M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Lancaster keeps to 158 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 54 days a year clear 95°, well past Lancaster's 3.
1313% more happening than in Lancaster.
55/100
13% lower than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
176
17500% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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