$100k salary, packing up from Columbus
changea dispatch from
lubbock
TX
33.58°N
101.86°W
Lubbock is Texas Tech, Buddy Holly's hometown (the museum downtown is a delight), and the heart of West Texas cotton country. The flatness goes on forever, the sunsets are huge, and the wide sky makes every night feel like a planetarium. The food scene leans BBQ and Tex-Mex. The Llano Estacado wine region is right outside town. Friendly and quietly cool.
in our guides
the verdict
below Columbus's monthly cost
The gap is real. Lubbock costs noticeably less than Columbus, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
8% cheaper than Columbus(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$332/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 3.99% in Columbus
$6,949/mo
$459 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
40% cheaper than Columbus
vs $350k in Columbus
360k
vs 2.2M in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Columbus barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. Heat is the cost: 61 days top 95° vs Columbus's 0.
93% fewer events than Columbus. The pace eases up.
5/100
91% lower than Columbus
vs 57/100 in Columbus
69/100
19% lower than Columbus
vs 85/100 in Columbus
7
78% fewer than Columbus
vs 32 nonstops in Columbus
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