Moving from Riverside to Beaumont

You'd keep $1,498 more a month in Beaumont

+$17,976 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.

Riverside leftover

$1,380

a month after tax and rent

Beaumont leftover

$2,878

+$1,498 vs Riverside

Monthly and annual budget comparison between Riverside, CA and Beaumont, TX
Per monthRiversideBeaumontDifference
Gross pay$7,333$7,138−$195
Income and payroll tax$1,826$1,418−$409
Take-home pay$5,507$5,721+$214
Rent$1,946$958−$988
Getting around$644$570−$74
Groceries$424$363−$61
Healthcare$477$408−$69
Utilities$265$227−$38
Everything else$371$317−$54
Left over$1,380$2,878+$1,498

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

$60,500

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

The tax difference alone

+$4,211

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

More about Beaumont

Riverside, CA in full

Southern California's affordable option, paid for with a 33-minute commute.

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.

BeaumontRiverside

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Beaumont than Riverside?

A one-bedroom is about $1,946 in Riverside versus $958 in Beaumont. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,498 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 Riverside 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.