Moving from Victoria to College Station
Victoria to College Station: $428 less leftover
$2,224/mo leftover in College Station vs $2,652 in Victoria after tax and rent ($428 less). −$5,136 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Victoria leftover
$2,652
a month after tax and rent
College Station leftover
$2,224
−$428 vs Victoria
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, 26 households moved Victoria → College Station (about 39 people, average AGI $53,269). The reverse flow is too small for the IRS to publish.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Victoria | College Station |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,506 | $5,073 |
| Rent | $972 | $1,016 |
| All other costs | $1,882 | $1,833 |
| Left over | $2,652 | $2,224 |
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 Victoria and College Station 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 175 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,700–$3,200
- Container or pod
- $1,150–$2,150
- Rent a truck
- $450–$850
Other moves from Victoria
Dig into College Station
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 College Station than Victoria?
A one-bedroom is about $972 in Victoria versus $1,016 in College Station. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $428 a month lower in College Station. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does College Station have state income tax?
College Station is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Victoria to College Station?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Victoria → College Station move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.