with $100k coming in, swapping out of 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
cheaper each month than Columbus
You'd feel the difference in Lubbock. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Columbus.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
9% more expensive than Columbus(vs $1,264/mo)
0%
$457/mo less in state tax than Columbus
vs 5.49% in Columbus
$6,949/mo
$337 more than Columbus
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
1% more expensive than Columbus
vs $208k in Columbus
360k
vs 329k in Columbus
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Columbus keeps to 177 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 61 days clear 95°, vs 39 back in Columbus.
Lighter on events: Columbus packs 2.9× more into a month.
5/100
89% lower than Columbus
vs 47/100 in Columbus
69/100
12% lower than Columbus
vs 78/100 in Columbus
7
600% more than Columbus
vs 1 nonstops in Columbus
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