Seattle vs College Station leftover
Moving to College Station costs you $1,175 a month
$2,230/mo leftover in College Station vs $3,405 in Seattle after tax and rent ($1,175 less). −$14,100 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Seattle leftover
$3,405
a month after tax and rent
College Station leftover
$2,230
−$1,175 vs Seattle
Compare Seattle to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Seattle.
Monthly gap
Seattle → College Station
$1,175
less / month in Seattle
$2,230 in College Station · $3,405 in Seattle · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
63 went the other way. The whole move →
−$1,175 / mo
| Per month | Seattle | College Station | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $9,375 | $6,227 | −$3,148 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,081 | $1,147 | −$934 |
| Take-home pay | $7,294 | $5,079 | −$2,215 |
| Rent | $1,758 | $1,016 | −$742 |
| Getting around | $493 | $518 | +$25 |
| Groceries | $452 | $363 | −$89 |
| Healthcare | $508 | $408 | −$100 |
| Utilities | $283 | $227 | −$56 |
| Everything else | $395 | $317 | −$78 |
| Left over | $3,405 | $2,230 | −$1,175 |
To break even in College Station, you'd need to earn
$95,000
Household gross, versus $112,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Seattle does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about College Station
Seattle, WA in full
No state income tax and high wages, offset by home prices and 150 sunny days.
College Station, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,209 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from College Station on College Station wages.
College Station → Seattle →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in College Station than Seattle?
A one-bedroom is about $1,758 in Seattle versus $1,016 in College Station. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,175 a month lower in College Station. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does College Station have state income tax?
College Station is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Seattle to College Station?
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 Seattle and College Station 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.