Austin, TX → Fayetteville, AR
Moving to Fayetteville costs you $775 a month
−$9,300 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 177 households moved Austin → Fayetteville (avg AGI $103,475). 106 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Austin | Fayetteville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,125 | $7,031 | −$1,094 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,710 | $1,642 | −$68 |
| Take-home pay | $6,415 | $5,389 | −$1,026 |
| Rent | $1,226 | $1,144 | −$82 |
| Getting around | $566 | $542 | −$24 |
| Groceries | $400 | $360 | −$40 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $405 | −$45 |
| Utilities | $250 | $225 | −$25 |
| Everything else | $350 | $315 | −$35 |
| Left over | $3,173 | $2,398 | −$775 |
To break even in Fayetteville, you'd need to earn
$98,500
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
−$3,078
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.0% in Austin, 23.4% in Fayetteville.
More about Fayetteville
Austin, TX in full
No income tax, but property taxes are among the steepest anywhere.
Fayetteville, AR in full
Ozark trails, corporate headquarters, and a 21-minute commute.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Fayetteville on Fayetteville wages.
Fayetteville → Austin →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.