$100k a year, no longer in Oxnard
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 Oxnard
Lubbock runs on a fraction of Oxnard's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
54% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Oxnard
vs 9.3% in Oxnard
$6,949/mo
$2,386 more than Oxnard
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
77% cheaper than Oxnard
vs $923k in Oxnard
360k
vs 830k in Oxnard
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Oxnard has the edge here, logging 342 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 61 days above 95°, vs 0 in Oxnard.
Lighter on events: Oxnard packs 3.0× more into a month.
5/100
93% lower than Oxnard
vs 74/100 in Oxnard
69/100
28% lower than Oxnard
vs 96/100 in Oxnard
7
0% fewer than Oxnard
vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard
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