same $100k income, fresh start from Lubbock
changea dispatch from
reading
PA
40.33°N
75.93°W
Reading is the Pagoda lit up on Mount Penn (a Japanese-style pavilion built in 1908 that's become the city symbol), old factory bones, and the surrounding Berks County farmland. The downtown food and art scene is growing into the old factory bones, with breweries and galleries opening steadily. Pretzels, scrapple, and Pennsylvania Dutch baking are everywhere. Cheaper than nearby Lancaster.
the verdict
more expensive each month than Lubbock
Reading runs a little pricier than Lubbock. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
7% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,600/mo
$349 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
48% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
433k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 32 days drop below 20° vs Lubbock's 7.
263% more happening than in Lubbock.
65/100
1200% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
23% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
0
100% fewer than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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