$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
changea dispatch from
milwaukee
WI
43.04°N
87.91°W
Milwaukee is beer (the Pabst and Miller legacy still hangs in the air), bratwurst (with the proper amount of mustard, please), and a Lake Michigan shoreline that goes on forever. Frozen custard is a regional specialty and a serious one. The Calatrava-designed art museum has wings that literally open and close on Lake Michigan. Friendly here means you'll have a new friend by the second beer.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Lubbock
You'd pay for Milwaukee. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,504/mo
9% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
6.27%
$523/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,307/mo
$642 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$394k
87% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
1.6M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
149
pleasant days a year, in milwaukee.
Lubbock actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year. The trade is winter: 62 days below 20°, vs 7 in Lubbock.
775% more happening than in Lubbock.
61/100
1120% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Chain O'Lakes State Park, 44.1 mi.
98/100
42% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
30
329% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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