on $100k a year, leaving Port St. Lucie

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Houston, TX cityscape

from port st. lucie

Houston

tx · metro 7.5M

a 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.

metro7.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$721

under Port St. Lucie, every month

Houston gives you room Port St. Lucie doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the houston entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,610/mo

31% cheaper than Port St. Lucie(vs $2,331/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Port St. Lucie

03after rent

$6,723/mo

$721 more than Port St. Lucie

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$311k

22% cheaper than Port St. Lucie

vs $397k in Port St. Lucie

05metro size

7.5M

vs 537k in Port St. Lucie

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in houston.

Port St. Lucie actually gets more: 246 pleasant days a year. Bring the AC. 54 days a year clear 95°, well past Port St. Lucie's 2.

·outdoorscore

55/100

10% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 50/100 in Port St. Lucie

Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.

·walk score®

77/100

670% higher than Port St. Lucie

vs 10/100 in Port St. Lucie

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

176

665% more than Port St. Lucie

vs 23 nonstops in Port St. Lucie

04 · see also

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