Moving from San Angelo to Midland
San Angelo to Midland: $971 more leftover
$3,462/mo leftover in Midland vs $2,491 in San Angelo after tax and rent ($971 more). +$11,652 a year — not a moving-company quote.
San Angelo leftover
$2,491
a month after tax and rent
Midland leftover
$3,462
+$971 vs San Angelo
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, 98 households moved San Angelo → Midland (about 189 people, average AGI $67,990). 93 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | San Angelo | Midland |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,360 | $6,601 |
| Rent | $1,014 | $1,254 |
| All other costs | $1,855 | $1,885 |
| Left over | $2,491 | $3,462 |
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 San Angelo and Midland 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 112 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
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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 Midland than San Angelo?
A one-bedroom is about $1,014 in San Angelo versus $1,254 in Midland. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $971 a month higher in Midland. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Midland have state income tax?
Midland is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from San Angelo to Midland?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the San Angelo → Midland move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.