Lubbock vs. El Paso

[Jackie.2022]

Thank you, Lost Technician ! Your reply was exactly the kind I was looking for !

Thank you, all, for your replies !

I have a follow-up question.

What is the outlook for the water supply in the next 30 years (till about the year 2050)?
I don't want to retire in 10-15 years and then discover (when I am too old to work) that I can't afford the cost of living in the Southwest / Texas Panhandle because of a scarcity of water.

[shoe01]

Since no one else has chimed in, I’ll try to.

It’s somewhat complicated, just like with almost every place in the Southwest. The people in charge have stated that there’s a 100-year water supply plan. However, if I’m not mistaken, the multiple proposed projects need to be rolled out in well-timed phases to not break the bank or lead to the scenario you mentioned.

https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/water-department

[Jackie.2022]

Thank you, Shoe !

[Jackie.2022]

Here is another question:

How cold does it feel in Lubbock, with the wind, during winter ?

I know it can feel quite cold in Colorado Springs or Denver during winter, for example. It's a dry cold there (in contrast to the Midwest, like Detroit, where it is a damp cold), but it nevertheless gets cold there, sometimes bitterly cold, in Colorado Springs and Denver.

I want to move someplace where it is sunny, warm, and dry...at least, for most of the year...

I don't only want to look at charts of monthly temperatures. I want to ask people how it feels.

So: Does it feel cold in Lubbock during the winter, especially with the wind? Compared to Detroit? Compared to Colorado Springs or Denver?

[supfromthesite]

Compared to those places? No

[Jackie.2022]

I enjoyed Kara Zetterberg's post about living in Lubbock, which appears on a different thread:

https://www.city-data.com/forum/lubb...t-options.html