$100k a year, no longer in Mobile
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
cheaper each month than Mobile
On paper, Houston and Mobile are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
24% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,723/mo
$108 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
61% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
7.5M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 54 days top 95° vs Mobile's 3.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 8.8× more on the calendar than Mobile.
55/100
7% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
12% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
176
3420% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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