$100k a year, no longer in Honolulu
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
less monthly outlay than Honolulu
Lubbock is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
51% cheaper than Honolulu(vs $2,843/mo)
0%
$917/mo less in state tax than Honolulu
vs 11% in Honolulu
$6,949/mo
$2,375 more than Honolulu
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
80% cheaper than Honolulu
vs $1061k in Honolulu
360k
vs 989k in Honolulu
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Honolulu gets 316 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 61 days top 95° vs Honolulu's 0.
Lighter on events: Honolulu packs 11.9× more into a month.
5/100
91% lower than Honolulu
vs 55/100 in Honolulu
69/100
30% lower than Honolulu
vs 99/100 in Honolulu
7
86% fewer than Honolulu
vs 51 nonstops in Honolulu
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