Moving from Eagle Pass to San Antonio
Eagle Pass to San Antonio: $564 more leftover
$2,817/mo leftover in San Antonio vs $2,253 in Eagle Pass after tax and rent ($564 more). +$6,768 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Eagle Pass leftover
$2,253
a month after tax and rent
San Antonio leftover
$2,817
+$564 vs Eagle Pass
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 380 households moved Eagle Pass → San Antonio (about 696 people, average AGI $39,542). 209 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Eagle Pass | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,066 | $5,795 |
| Rent | $928 | $1,049 |
| All other costs | $1,885 | $1,929 |
| Left over | $2,253 | $2,817 |
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 Eagle Pass and San Antonio 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.
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What the move itself costs
About 137 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,150
- Container or pod
- $1,150–$2,100
- Rent a truck
- $400–$800
Other moves from Eagle Pass
Dig into San Antonio
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
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in San Antonio than Eagle Pass?
A one-bedroom is about $928 in Eagle Pass versus $1,049 in San Antonio. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $564 a month higher in San Antonio. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does San Antonio have state income tax?
San Antonio is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Eagle Pass to San Antonio?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Eagle Pass → San Antonio move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.