$100k salary, packing up from Boston
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
under Boston, every month
In Lubbock, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
56% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,949/mo
$2,177 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
73% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
360k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Boston only logs 160 pleasant days. Heat is the cost: 61 days top 95° vs Boston's 2.
Noticeably quieter than Boston. About 95% fewer events on a typical month.
5/100
93% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
69/100
30% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
7
93% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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