Midland vs North Port leftover
Moving to North Port costs you $1,243 a month
$2,238/mo leftover in North Port vs $3,481 in Midland after tax and rent ($1,243 less). −$14,916 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Midland leftover
$3,481
a month after tax and rent
North Port leftover
$2,238
−$1,243 vs Midland
Compare Midland to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Midland.
Monthly gap
Midland → North Port
$1,243
less / month in Midland
$2,238 in North Port · $3,481 in Midland · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$1,243 / mo
| Per month | Midland | North Port | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,254 | $1,559 | +$305 |
| Getting around | $570 | $521 | −$49 |
| Groceries | $363 | $387 | +$24 |
| Healthcare | $408 | $435 | +$27 |
| Utilities | $227 | $242 | +$15 |
| Everything else | $317 | $338 | +$21 |
| Left over | $3,481 | $2,238 | −$1,243 |
To break even in North Port, you'd need to earn
$107,000
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. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about North Port
Midland, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,493 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
North Port, FL in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,856 and 257 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from North Port on North Port wages.
North Port → Midland →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in North Port than Midland?
A one-bedroom is about $1,254 in Midland versus $1,559 in North Port. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,243 a month lower in North Port. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does North Port have state income tax?
North Port is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Midland to North Port?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida 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 Midland and North Port 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.