Moving from Austin to Beaumont

Moving to Beaumont costs you $288 a month

−$3,456 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Austin leftover

$3,173

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,885

−$288 vs Austin

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Austin, TX and Beaumont, TX
Per monthAustinBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$8,125$7,148−$977
Income and payroll tax$1,710$1,421−$290
Take-home pay$6,415$5,728−$687
Rent$1,226$958−$268
Getting around$566$570+$4
Groceries$400$363−$37
Healthcare$450$408−$42
Utilities$250$227−$23
Everything else$350$317−$33
Left over$3,173$2,885−$288

To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn

$90,500

Household gross, versus $97,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Austin does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about Beaumont

Austin, TX in full

No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.

Beaumont, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,141 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The reverse move

Same two cities, but starting from Beaumont on Beaumont wages.

BeaumontAustin

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Austin?

A one-bedroom is about $1,226 in Austin versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $288 a month lower in Beaumont. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.

Does Beaumont have state income tax?

Beaumont is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Austin to Beaumont?

Take-home pay is recalculated under Texas tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.

Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.