Moving to Victoria: $2,791/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Victoria.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Victoria are close to the US rate in this release, 6.1 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 80.9, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities

Job

Adults

Kids

Housing

Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$2,791

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,333

Rent$972

Other bills$1,882

Left$2,791

Stats

Rent: $1,157; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,645; Per month
Tax: 19%; Of pay
Prices: 9% below; US, besides rent

$2,791 / mo

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Victoria · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,333
Rent$972
Other$1,882
Left$2,791

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,730
Federal income tax: −$9,591
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,405
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $67,734
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $972
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,854

After tax and rent

$2,791 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Victoria, TX
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Victoria CountyTX	91k93%	$1,151	$1,210	$197,600	$70,101	22 min
Goliad CountyTX	7,0967%	$724	$625	$182,800	$59,556	32 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,917 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $972.

Work from home: 6.5% of workers; ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet: 60.3% of households; Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job: No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather: Not shown for this metro.
Getting around: A car per adult
Average commute: 23 minutes each way
Size: 98k people
Buying instead: Median home $196,500. About $1,487/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.44%.

Schools

Students: 15,114
Pupils per teacher: 14.3
Districts: 4

Victoria ISD12,919 students
Goliad ISD1,244 students
Bloomington ISD795 students
Nursery ISD156 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 4.

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How is take-home pay in Victoria calculated?

Victoria is in Texas, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax and payroll tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Victoria?

About $972 for a one-bedroom and $1,157 for a two-bedroom in Victoria, TX. Victoria averages 225 sunny days, a July high of 92°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Victoria with another city?

Put Victoria next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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