Moving from Little Rock to Dallas
You'd keep $254 more a month in Dallas
+$3,048 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Little Rock leftover
$2,773
a month after tax and rent
Dallas leftover
$3,027
+$254 vs Little Rock
| Per month | Little Rock | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,208 | $7,949 | +$740 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,702 | $1,658 | −$44 |
| Take-home pay | $5,507 | $6,291 | +$784 |
| Rent | $899 | $1,263 | +$364 |
| Getting around | $540 | $580 | +$40 |
| Groceries | $357 | $392 | +$35 |
| Healthcare | $402 | $441 | +$39 |
| Utilities | $223 | $245 | +$22 |
| Everything else | $313 | $343 | +$30 |
| Left over | $2,773 | $3,027 | +$254 |
To break even in Dallas, you'd need to earn
$91,000
Household gross, versus $86,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Little Rock does now.
The tax difference alone
+$3,161
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Dallas
Little Rock, AR in full
State income tax topping out at 3.9%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,070 and 208 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
Dallas, TX in full
No income tax, endless new construction, and a 1.5% property tax bill.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Dallas on Dallas wages.
Dallas → Little Rock →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Dallas than Little Rock?
A one-bedroom is about $899 in Little Rock versus $1,263 in Dallas. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $254 a month higher in Dallas. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Dallas have state income tax?
Dallas is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Little Rock to Dallas?
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.