on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh, every month
Houston and Pittsburgh land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
9% more expensive than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,723/mo
$118 more than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
40% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
7.5M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Pittsburgh only logs 161 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 54 days top 95° vs Pittsburgh's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.7× Pittsburgh's pace.
55/100
20% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
22% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
176
376% more than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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