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Cost & Benefits

Houston vs Lubbock

Simple answer

You'd likely save $179 a month in Lubbock.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Houston and $1,182 in Lubbock. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Houston

Texas

Typical rent
$1,361
Typical pay
$64,813 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,497
Price index
98.6 (metro)

Lubbock

Texas

Typical rent
$1,182
Typical pay
$60,895 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,241
Price index
91.3 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Houston and Lubbock are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.