same $100k income, fresh start from St. Louis
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 St. Louis, every month
Cost barely budges between Houston and St. Louis. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
14% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,723/mo
$192 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
12% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
7.5M
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
St. Louis has the edge here, logging 174 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 54 days above 95°, vs 5 in St. Louis.
2.6× the events of St. Louis, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
19% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
11% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
176
193% more than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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