on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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
lighter monthly cost than Portland
Move to Houston and the monthly math gets easier. Portland's rent is the headline; Houston's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
10% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,723/mo
$900 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
45% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
7.5M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Portland gets 178 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 54 days top 95° vs Portland's 7.
72% more happening than in Portland.
55/100
37% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
23% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
176
209% more than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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