same $100k income, fresh start from Omaha
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 Omaha, every month
Not a fortune, but real money. Houston runs cheaper than Omaha month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
14% more expensive than Omaha(vs $1,412/mo)
0%
$487/mo less in state tax than Omaha
vs 5.84% in Omaha
$6,723/mo
$288 more than Omaha
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
2% more expensive than Omaha
vs $306k in Omaha
7.5M
vs 985k in Omaha
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Omaha barely cracks 145 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 54 days top 95° vs Omaha's 11.
3.4× the events of Omaha, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
4% higher than Omaha
vs 53/100 in Omaha
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
11% lower than Omaha
vs 87/100 in Omaha
176
826% more than Omaha
vs 19 nonstops in Omaha
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