$100k a year, no longer in Lubbock
changea dispatch from
springfield
MA
42.10°N
72.59°W
Springfield is where basketball was invented in 1891 (the Basketball Hall of Fame is right here), and where Dr. Seuss grew up (there's a sculpture garden downtown). The city's old industrial buildings are slowly coming back, and the surrounding Pioneer Valley is one of the prettiest stretches in New England. UMass is just up the road. Quieter than Boston, much cheaper.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Lubbock ran you
Springfield doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Springfield is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,913/mo
38% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,004/mo
$945 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$373k
77% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
460k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
147
pleasant days a year, in springfield.
Lubbock gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter asks for something in return: 47 days under 20° here, 7 in Lubbock.
About as much going on as in Lubbock.
66/100
1220% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: New England National Scenic Trail, 13.7 mi.
87/100
26% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
26
271% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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