Moving from Austin to Kansas City
Moving from Austin to Kansas City
Kansas City costs you $581 a month versus Austin. −$6,972 a year.
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 135 households moved Austin → Kansas City (about 197 people, average AGI $107,141). 285 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Austin | Kansas City |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $6,415 | $5,675 |
| Rent | $1,226 | $1,184 |
| All other costs | $2,016 | $1,899 |
| Left over | $3,173 | $2,592 |
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What the move itself costs
About 752 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $2,400–$4,450
- Container or pod
- $1,650–$3,100
- Rent a truck
- $850–$1,550
Dig into Kansas City
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
What the move itself costs from where you live now, and how to find a mover you can trust.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Kansas City than Austin?
A one-bedroom is about $1,226 in Austin versus $1,184 in Kansas City. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $581 a month lower in Kansas City. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Kansas City have state income tax?
Kansas City is in Missouri, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%.
Did people actually move from Austin to Kansas City?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Austin → Kansas City move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.