01 · the cities
Lubbock
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.
full dispatch→Montgomery
Montgomery is civil rights ground zero: Rosa Parks' bus, the start of the Selma march, Dr. King's Dexter Avenue church. The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the lynching memorial) are essential and devastating in equal measure. The city is also the Alabama state capital, with the river curving past, and the food and music scenes have grown up in the last decade. Heavy and beautiful.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,384/mo
$1,376/mo
Median home price
Median home price
$211k
$212k
State income tax
State income tax
0%
5.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,949/mo
$6,541/mo
Lubbock has $408/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
186 days
181 days
5 fewer than Lubbock
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
61 days
29 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
7 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
Lubbock has 32 more days above 95°F each year than Montgomery. Lubbock drops below 20°F on 6 more days per year than Montgomery.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
5 / 100
44 / 100
39.0 pts ahead of Lubbock
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
7 routes
3 routes
4 fewer direct routes than Lubbock
Metro size
Metro size
360k metro
385k metro
Lubbock has 4.0x fewer events per month than Montgomery.
the verdict
4
Lubbock
categories won
3
Montgomery
categories won
Lubbock wins on money. Montgomery has the edge on weather.
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