on $100k a year, leaving Oklahoma City
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 Oklahoma City, every month
Lubbock gives you room Oklahoma City doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
1% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,949/mo
$387 more than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
14% cheaper than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
360k
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Oklahoma City has the edge here, logging 191 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 61 days above 95°, vs 26 in Oklahoma City.
Lighter on events: Oklahoma City packs 6.1× more into a month.
5/100
89% lower than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
69/100
5% lower than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
7
65% fewer than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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