$100k a year, no longer in San Jose
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 San Jose
Move to Lubbock and the monthly math gets easier. San Jose's rent is the headline; Lubbock's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
60% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,949/mo
$2,861 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
88% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
360k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. The trade is summer: 61 days above 95°, vs 19 in San Jose.
Lighter on events: San Jose packs 7.8× more into a month.
5/100
93% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
69/100
27% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
7
76% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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