

Los Angeles vs Wichita Falls
$928/mo more in Wichita Falls
Los AngelesWichita FallsAbout 1,127 miles apart, a flight.
- Wichita Falls leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Property tax 1.70%
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,628/mo in Wichita Falls. $1,700/mo in Los Angeles. +$11,136 a year.
Los Angeles
$1,700
left each month
Wichita Falls
$2,628
+$928 vs Los Angeles
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In 2022-2023, 25 households moved Los Angeles → Wichita Falls (avg AGI $42,240). The whole move →
+$928 / mo
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| Per month | Los Angeles | Wichita Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,750 | $6,586 | −$2,164 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,378 | $1,254 | −$1,124 |
| Take-home pay | $6,372 | $5,332 | −$1,040 |
| Rent | $2,273 | $864 | −$1,409 |
| Getting around | $674 | $525 | −$149 |
| Groceries | $476 | $363 | −$113 |
| Healthcare | $536 | $408 | −$128 |
| Utilities | $298 | $227 | −$71 |
| Everything else | $417 | $317 | −$100 |
| Left over | $1,700 | $2,628 | +$928 |
Salary to match Los Angeles
$63,000
Gross pay in Wichita Falls that leaves the same amount as $105,000 in Los Angeles.
Tax difference
+$5,792
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Wichita Falls
Los Angeles, CA in full
Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.
Wichita Falls, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,028 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 16 minutes.
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Wichita Falls → Los Angeles →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Wichita Falls than Los Angeles?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Wichita Falls leaves about $928 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $2,273 in Los Angeles and $864 in Wichita Falls.
Does Wichita Falls have state income tax?
Wichita Falls is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Los Angeles to Wichita Falls?
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 Los Angeles and Wichita Falls 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.