on $100k a year, leaving Lubbock
changea dispatch from
provo
UT
40.23°N
111.66°W
Provo is BYU and the Mormon culture's center of gravity, with a downtown that's quieter than most college towns (no Saturday football beer crowds here). The Wasatch Mountains rise right behind it, with Sundance ski resort 30 minutes up the canyon. Provo Canyon and Bridal Veil Falls are summer go-tos. The tech scene (Qualtrics, Domo) has reshaped the local economy. Beautiful in a calm, ordered way.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than Lubbock
Provo runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,743/mo
26% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.65%
$388/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,203/mo
$746 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$559k
165% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
733k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in provo.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 44 days under 20°, vs 7 in Lubbock.
But the calendar thins out: Lubbock stays 8.0× busier.
81/100
1520% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Wasatch Mountain State Park, 20.4 mi.
89/100
29% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
91
1200% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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