$100k salary, packing up from New Orleans
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 New Orleans, every month
Houston gives you room New Orleans doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
0% more expensive than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,723/mo
$252 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
20% more expensive than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
7.5M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
New Orleans actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 54 days above 95°, vs 3 in New Orleans.
121% more happening than in New Orleans.
55/100
0% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
21% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
176
351% more than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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