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Brownsville vs McAllen

$135/mo more in McAllen

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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BrownsvilleMcAllenAbout 48 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • McAllen leaves you more
  • No state income tax
  • Property tax 1.76%

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,356/mo in McAllen. $2,221/mo in Brownsville. +$1,620 a year.

Brownsville

$2,221

left each month

McAllen

$2,356

+$135 vs Brownsville

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

McAllen wins 3 of 4Brownsville 0 · ties 1
$5,066Take-home$5,066
$979Rent · McAllen$863
$1,866Other bills · McAllen$1,847
$2,221Left over · McAllen$2,356

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In 2022-2023, 1,019 households moved Brownsville → McAllen (avg AGI $49,079). 881 went the other way. The whole move →

+$135 / 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 monthBrownsvilleMcAllen
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Brownsville, TX and McAllen, TX
Per monthBrownsvilleMcAllenDifference
Gross pay$6,208$6,208$0
Income and payroll tax$1,142$1,142$0
Take-home pay$5,066$5,066$0
Rent$979$863−$116
Getting around$551$532−$19
Groceries$363$363$0
Healthcare$408$408$0
Utilities$227$227$0
Everything else$317$317$0
Left over$2,221$2,356+$135

Salary to match Brownsville

$72,000

Gross pay in McAllen that leaves the same amount as $74,500 in Brownsville.

Tax difference

$0

A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.

More about McAllen

Brownsville, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,166 and 233 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

McAllen, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,027 and 237 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in McAllen than Brownsville?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, McAllen leaves about $135 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $979 in Brownsville and $863 in McAllen.

Does McAllen have state income tax?

McAllen is in Texas, which has no state income tax.

What changes if you move from Brownsville to McAllen?

The paycheck is taxed in Texas. 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 Brownsville and McAllen 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.