$100k a year, no longer in Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa
Lubbock is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,384/mo
47% cheaper than Santa Rosa(vs $2,597/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Rosa
vs 9.3% in Santa Rosa
$6,949/mo
$1,988 more than Santa Rosa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$211k
74% cheaper than Santa Rosa
vs $817k in Santa Rosa
360k
vs 482k in Santa Rosa
field notes, weather & such.
186
pleasant days a year, in lubbock.
Santa Rosa edges ahead with 254 pleasant days. Summer asks for something in return: 61 days top 95° here, 28 in Santa Rosa.
A month here packs 8.0× the events of Santa Rosa.
5/100
93% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 69/100 in Santa Rosa
69/100
30% lower than Santa Rosa
vs 98/100 in Santa Rosa
7
75% more than Santa Rosa
vs 4 nonstops in Santa Rosa
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