on $100k a year, leaving Salisbury
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 Salisbury, every month
Houston is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
15% cheaper than Salisbury(vs $1,899/mo)
0%
$683/mo less in state tax than Salisbury
vs 8.2% in Salisbury
$6,723/mo
$972 more than Salisbury
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
26% cheaper than Salisbury
vs $420k in Salisbury
7.5M
vs 130k in Salisbury
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Salisbury gets 189 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summer asks for something in return: 54 days top 95° here, 3 in Salisbury.
17.7× the events of Salisbury, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
4% higher than Salisbury
vs 53/100 in Salisbury
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
6% lower than Salisbury
vs 82/100 in Salisbury
176
8700% more than Salisbury
vs 2 nonstops in Salisbury
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