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Dallas vs Hot Springs

$857/mo less in Hot Springs

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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DallasHot SpringsAbout 250 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Hot Springs costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,182/mo in Hot Springs. $3,039/mo in Dallas. −$10,284 a year.

Dallas

$3,039

left each month

Hot Springs

$2,182

−$857 vs Dallas

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Hot Springs wins 2 of 4Dallas 2 · ties 0
$6,298Take-home · Dallas$4,849
$1,258Rent · Hot Springs$811
$2,001Other bills · Hot Springs$1,856
$3,039Left over · Dallas$2,182

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In 2022-2023, 100 households moved Dallas → Hot Springs (avg AGI $94,730). 51 went the other way. The whole move →

−$857 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthDallasHot Springs
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Dallas, TX and Hot Springs, AR
Per monthDallasHot SpringsDifference
Gross pay$7,958$6,218−$1,740
Income and payroll tax$1,661$1,370−$291
Take-home pay$6,298$4,849−$1,449
Rent$1,258$811−$447
Getting around$580$561−$19
Groceries$392$357−$35
Healthcare$441$402−$39
Utilities$245$223−$22
Everything else$343$313−$30
Left over$3,039$2,182−$857

Salary to match Dallas

$90,000

Gross pay in Hot Springs that leaves the same amount as $95,500 in Dallas.

Tax difference

−$2,697

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.9% in Dallas, 22.0% in Hot Springs.

More about Hot Springs

Dallas, TX in full

No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.

Hot Springs, AR in full

State income tax topping out at 3.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $965 and 210 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Hot Springs than Dallas?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Hot Springs leaves about $857 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,258 in Dallas and $811 in Hot Springs.

Does Hot Springs have state income tax?

Hot Springs is in Arkansas, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Dallas to Hot Springs?

The paycheck is taxed in Arkansas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Dallas and Hot Springs changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.