Eagle Pass vs Beaumont leftover
You'd keep $626 more a month in Beaumont
$2,879/mo leftover in Beaumont vs $2,253 in Eagle Pass after tax and rent ($626 more). +$7,512 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Eagle Pass leftover
$2,253
a month after tax and rent
Beaumont leftover
$2,879
+$626 vs Eagle Pass
Compare Eagle Pass to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Eagle Pass.
Monthly gap
Eagle Pass → Beaumont
$626
more / month in Beaumont
$2,879 in Beaumont · $2,253 in Eagle Pass · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
+$626 / mo
| Per month | Eagle Pass | Beaumont | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,208 | $7,128 | +$919 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,142 | $1,414 | +$273 |
| Take-home pay | $5,066 | $5,713 | +$647 |
| Rent | $928 | $949 | +$21 |
| Getting around | $570 | $570 | $0 |
| Groceries | $363 | $363 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $408 | $408 | $0 |
| Utilities | $227 | $227 | $0 |
| Everything else | $317 | $317 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,253 | $2,879 | +$626 |
To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn
$75,000
Household gross, versus $74,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Eagle Pass does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Beaumont
Eagle Pass, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,105 and 226 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
Beaumont, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,130 and 223 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Beaumont on Beaumont wages.
Beaumont → Eagle Pass →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Eagle Pass?
A one-bedroom is about $928 in Eagle Pass versus $949 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $626 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 Eagle Pass 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.
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 Eagle Pass and Beaumont 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.