$100k salary, packing up from San Francisco
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 San Francisco
In Lubbock, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
56% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,949/mo
$2,537 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
83% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
360k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Heat is the cost: 61 days top 95° vs San Francisco's 0.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 97% fewer events on a typical month.
5/100
94% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
69/100
30% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
7
94% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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