

Sioux Falls vs Texarkana
$243/mo less in Texarkana
Sioux FallsTexarkanaAbout 709 miles apart, a flight.
- Texarkana costs you more
- No state income tax
- Rent under 30% of pay
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,716/mo in Texarkana. $2,959/mo in Sioux Falls. −$2,916 a year.
Sioux Falls
$2,959
left each month
Texarkana
$2,716
−$243 vs Sioux Falls
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| Per month | Sioux Falls | Texarkana | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,250 | $6,782 | −$468 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,451 | $1,312 | −$139 |
| Take-home pay | $5,799 | $5,470 | −$329 |
| Rent | $982 | $877 | −$105 |
| Getting around | $539 | $567 | +$28 |
| Groceries | $364 | $361 | −$3 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $406 | −$4 |
| Utilities | $228 | $226 | −$2 |
| Everything else | $319 | $316 | −$3 |
| Left over | $2,959 | $2,716 | −$243 |
Salary to match Sioux Falls
$85,500
Gross pay in Texarkana that leaves the same amount as $87,000 in Sioux Falls.
Tax difference
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Texarkana
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
Texarkana, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,044 and 216 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
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Texarkana → Sioux Falls →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Texarkana than Sioux Falls?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Texarkana leaves about $243 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $982 in Sioux Falls and $877 in Texarkana.
Does Texarkana have state income tax?
Texarkana is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Sioux Falls to Texarkana?
The paycheck is taxed in Texas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Sioux Falls and Texarkana changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.