same $100k income, fresh start from Salinas
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 Salinas
Lubbock sits well below Salinas on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
51% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,949/mo
$2,204 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
76% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
360k
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Salinas gets 335 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summer asks for something in return: 61 days top 95° here, 0 in Salinas.
5/100
93% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
69/100
13% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
7
17% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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