2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL

Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology

Income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs for a move from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$71,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-29.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$564
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$7,896
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$7,332/yr
Tax + housing gain

Interactive Purchasing Power Equivalency Workbench

Adjust your current salary at origin to dynamically compute the statutory tax burden, housing costs, and discretionary cash in both markets.

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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

COL 140.3
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,242
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,939
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$19,428
Discretionary Cash Flow $55,511
Target Market
Destination Location

Peoria, IL

COL 99.6
Gross Parity Income $71,000
Federal Income Tax -$6,790
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$5,432
State Income Tax -$3,370
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $55,409
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,532
Discretionary Cash Flow $43,877

EPI family budgets put living costs 29.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, so $100,000 in Atlanta goes about as far as $71,000 in Peoria. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,619 a month in Atlanta and $961 in Peoria, $7,896 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $564 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Peoria. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $7,332 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $51,170 in Atlanta and $49,590 in Peoria.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

Category-by-category breakdown of monthly baseline consumption between origin and destination.

Expenditure Category Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell (Monthly) Peoria (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,619$961-$658-40.6%
Food & Groceries$378$353-$25-6.6%
Transportation$1,054$1,052-$2-0.2%
Healthcare$515$590+$75+14.6%
Other Necessities$611$332-$279-45.7%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,088$2,135+$47+2.3%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$658/mo (-40.6%)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: $1,619/mo Peoria: $961/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$550/mo (-31.2%)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: $1,762/mo Peoria: $1,212/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$9.01/hr (-29.0%)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: $31.03/hr Peoria: $22.02/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$3.26/hr (-13.0%)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: $25.17/hr Peoria: $21.91/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

BLS median wage comparisons across benchmark roles between both metropolitan labor markets.

Occupation Title Industry Sector Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Median Peoria Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$111,410$98,290-$13,120 (-11.8%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$100,490$81,010-$19,480 (-19.4%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$132,960$130,590-$2,370 (-1.8%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$85,820$79,540-$6,280 (-7.3%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$101,220$96,530-$4,690 (-4.6%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$103,400$123,730+$20,330 (+19.7%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$171,240$155,840-$15,400 (-9.0%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$177,970$173,870-$4,100 (-2.3%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$58,650$80,460+$21,810 (+37.2%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$108,730$96,890-$11,840 (-10.9%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$166,920$131,660-$35,260 (-21.1%)View Dossier
Quality Control InspectorIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$46,870$56,770+$9,900 (+21.1%)View Dossier

Major US Inter-Metro Relocation Corridors

Empirical cost differentials and statutory tax savings across high-volume migration routes.

New York-Newark-Jersey City → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $14,388 less 1BR rent a year

-30.6% COL+$22,689/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

On $100k: $6,211 less tax and $17,676 less 1BR rent a year

-30.4% COL+$23,887/yr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin → Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

On $100k: $4,805 less tax and $2,928 less 1BR rent a year

-2.2% COL+$7,733/yr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont → Columbus

On $100k: $1,729 less tax and $19,884 less 1BR rent a year

-41.0% COL+$21,613/yr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim → Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler

On $100k: $4,113 less tax and $10,908 less 1BR rent a year

-13.5% COL+$15,021/yr
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue → Denver-Aurora-Centennial

On $100k: $3,761 more tax and $4,188 less 1BR rent a year

-13.6% COL+$427/yr
Boston-Cambridge-Newton → Raleigh-Cary

On $100k: $1,299 less tax and $11,592 less 1BR rent a year

-16.2% COL+$12,891/yr
New York-Newark-Jersey City → Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach

On $100k: $8,301 less tax and $7,296 less 1BR rent a year

-27.3% COL+$15,597/yr

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL Relocation FAQs

About $71,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (140.3 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Peoria, IL to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Relocation: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL Overview

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA to Peoria, IL: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same salary.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Peoria, IL to match $100,000 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

About $71,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (140.3 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Peoria, IL cheaper than Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 29.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.