Bismarck vs College Station leftover
Moving to College Station costs you $1,116 a month
$2,219/mo leftover in College Station vs $3,335 in Bismarck after tax and rent ($1,116 less). −$13,392 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Bismarck leftover
$3,335
a month after tax and rent
College Station leftover
$2,219
−$1,116 vs Bismarck
Compare Bismarck to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Bismarck.
Monthly gap
Bismarck → College Station
$1,116
less / month in Bismarck
$2,219 in College Station · $3,335 in Bismarck · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$1,116 / mo
| Per month | Bismarck | College Station | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,917 | $6,210 | −$1,706 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,700 | $1,143 | −$558 |
| Take-home pay | $6,216 | $5,068 | −$1,149 |
| Rent | $1,084 | $1,016 | −$68 |
| Getting around | $534 | $518 | −$16 |
| Groceries | $348 | $363 | +$15 |
| Healthcare | $392 | $408 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $218 | $227 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $305 | $317 | +$12 |
| Left over | $3,335 | $2,219 | −$1,116 |
To break even in College Station, you'd need to earn
$93,500
Household gross, versus $95,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Bismarck does now.
The tax difference alone
+$623
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about College Station
Bismarck, ND in full
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,290 and 196 sunny days; commutes average 18 minutes.
College Station, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,209 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from College Station on College Station wages.
College Station → Bismarck →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in College Station than Bismarck?
A one-bedroom is about $1,084 in Bismarck versus $1,016 in College Station. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,116 a month lower in College Station. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does College Station have state income tax?
College Station is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Bismarck to College Station?
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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Bismarck and College Station moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.