Minot vs Sherman leftover
Moving to Sherman costs you $385 a month
$2,872/mo leftover in Sherman vs $3,257 in Minot after tax and rent ($385 less). −$4,620 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Minot leftover
$3,257
a month after tax and rent
Sherman leftover
$2,872
−$385 vs Minot
Compare Minot to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Minot.
Monthly gap
Minot → Sherman
$385
less / month in Minot
$2,872 in Sherman · $3,257 in Minot · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$385 / mo
| Per month | Minot | Sherman | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,708 | $7,069 | −$640 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,635 | $1,397 | −$238 |
| Take-home pay | $6,074 | $5,672 | −$402 |
| Rent | $1,010 | $959 | −$51 |
| Getting around | $544 | $526 | −$18 |
| Groceries | $348 | $363 | +$15 |
| Healthcare | $392 | $408 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $218 | $227 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $305 | $317 | +$12 |
| Left over | $3,257 | $2,872 | −$385 |
To break even in Sherman, you'd need to earn
$91,500
Household gross, versus $92,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minot does now.
The tax difference alone
+$574
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Sherman
Minot, ND in full
State income tax topping out at 2.5%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,202 and 202 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
Sherman, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,142 and 221 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Sherman on Sherman wages.
Sherman → Minot →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Sherman than Minot?
A one-bedroom is about $1,010 in Minot versus $959 in Sherman. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $385 a month lower in Sherman. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Sherman have state income tax?
Sherman is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Minot to Sherman?
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 Minot and Sherman 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.