Moving from San Antonio to Cleveland
Moving from San Antonio to Cleveland
Cleveland costs you $173 a month versus San Antonio. −$2,076 a year.
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 42 households moved San Antonio → Cleveland (about 66 people, average AGI $58,524). 54 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | San Antonio | Cleveland |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,799 | $5,580 |
| Rent | $1,052 | $1,100 |
| All other costs | $1,929 | $1,835 |
| Left over | $2,818 | $2,645 |
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What the move itself costs
About 1,535 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $3,300–$6,150
- Container or pod
- $2,350–$4,400
- Rent a truck
- $1,350–$2,600
Dig into Cleveland
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 Cleveland than San Antonio?
A one-bedroom is about $1,052 in San Antonio versus $1,100 in Cleveland. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $173 a month lower in Cleveland. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Cleveland have state income tax?
Cleveland is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.50%.
Did people actually move from San Antonio to Cleveland?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the San Antonio → Cleveland move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.