$100k salary, packing up from Reading
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
below Reading's monthly cost
On paper, Houston and Reading are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
9% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,723/mo
$123 more than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
0% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
7.5M
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Reading only logs 157 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 54 days top 95° vs Reading's 2.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 7.3× more on the calendar than Reading.
55/100
15% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
9% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
176
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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