$100k salary, packing up from San Jose
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 San Jose's monthly cost
Houston sits well below San Jose on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
54% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,723/mo
$2,635 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
83% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
7.5M
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 54 days top 95° vs San Jose's 19.
3.4× the events of San Jose, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
21% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
19% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
176
507% more than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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