Moving from Reno to Beaumont

You'd keep $575 more a month in Beaumont

+$6,900 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Reno leftover

$2,303

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,878

+$575 vs Reno

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Reno, NV and Beaumont, TX
Per monthRenoBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$7,333$7,138−$195
Income and payroll tax$1,476$1,418−$58
Take-home pay$5,858$5,721−$137
Rent$1,539$958−$581
Getting around$566$570+$4
Groceries$400$363−$37
Healthcare$450$408−$42
Utilities$250$227−$23
Everything else$350$317−$33
Left over$2,303$2,878+$575

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

$76,000

Household gross, versus $88,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Reno does now.

The tax difference alone

$0

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

More about Beaumont

Reno, NV in full

No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.

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.

BeaumontReno

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Reno?

A one-bedroom is about $1,539 in Reno versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $575 a month higher 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 Reno 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.