Lubbock Information
While you are a student at the Covenant School of Surgical Technology, you will find plenty to do in Lubbock . With four colleges and universities, and a population of more than 200,000, Lubbock offers all of the cultural action of a city, including an orchestra, ballet and numerous museums. However, its reasonable housing costs and low living expenses make Lubbock feel like a small town.
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Lubbock by the numbers
- Cost of living: 52 points lower than the national average
- Sales tax: 8 percent
- Median family income: $30,826
- Median home purchase cost (2,000 square feet): $120,000
- Population: 206,290
- Average high temperature: 73.5 degrees Fahrenheit
- Average low temperature: 46.8 degrees Fahrenheit
- Annual precipitation: 19 inches
- Annual snowfall: 9.6 inches
- Elevation: 3,241 feet above sea level
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