Moving from Denver to Beaumont
You'd keep $236 more a month in Beaumont
+$2,832 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Denver leftover
$2,630
a month after tax and rent
Beaumont leftover
$2,866
+$236 vs Denver
| Per month | Denver | Beaumont | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,122 | −$1,128 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,057 | $1,413 | −$644 |
| Take-home pay | $6,193 | $5,709 | −$484 |
| Rent | $1,490 | $958 | −$532 |
| Getting around | $551 | $570 | +$19 |
| Groceries | $420 | $363 | −$57 |
| Healthcare | $473 | $408 | −$65 |
| Utilities | $263 | $227 | −$36 |
| Everything else | $368 | $317 | −$51 |
| Left over | $2,630 | $2,866 | +$236 |
To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn
$81,500
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Denver does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,714
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Beaumont
Denver, CO in full
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
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.
Beaumont → Denver →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Denver?
A one-bedroom is about $1,490 in Denver versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $236 a month higher 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 Denver 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.