Moving from Midland to Beaumont

Moving to Beaumont costs you $585 a month

−$7,020 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Midland leftover

$3,462

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,877

−$585 vs Midland

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Midland, TX and Beaumont, TX
Per monthMidlandBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$8,417$7,137−$1,279
Income and payroll tax$1,797$1,417−$379
Take-home pay$6,620$5,720−$900
Rent$1,273$958−$315
Getting around$570$570$0
Groceries$363$363$0
Healthcare$408$408$0
Utilities$227$227$0
Everything else$317$317$0
Left over$3,462$2,877−$585

To break even in Beaumont, you'd need to earn

$95,500

Household gross, versus $101,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Midland does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Beaumont

Midland, TX in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,516 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

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.

BeaumontMidland

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Midland?

A one-bedroom is about $1,273 in Midland versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $585 a month lower 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 Midland 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.