with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lubbock
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
the monthly cost of moving past Lubbock
Houston costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
16% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,723/mo
$226 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
48% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
7.5M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Lubbock has the edge here, logging 186 pleasant days a year.
26.5× the events of Lubbock, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
1000% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
12% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
176
2414% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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