2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR

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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$87,900
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-12.1%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$7,255
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$6,156
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$1,099/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.

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

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$0
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $79,180
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $60,820
Target Market
Destination Location

Grants Pass, OR

COL 110.3
Gross Parity Income $87,900
Federal Income Tax -$10,508
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$6,724
State Income Tax -$6,096
Local / City Tax -$88
Net Annual Take-Home $64,484
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,204
Discretionary Cash Flow $52,280

EPI family budgets put living costs 12.1% lower in Grants Pass, OR than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, so $100,000 in Austin goes about as far as $87,900 in Grants Pass. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,530 a month in Austin and $1,017 in Grants Pass, $6,156 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $7,255 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Grants Pass. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,099 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $56,950 in Austin and $50,730 in Grants Pass.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Grants Pass (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,530$1,017-$513-33.5%
Food & Groceries$334$374+$40+12.0%
Transportation$1,062$1,054-$8-0.8%
Healthcare$467$545+$78+16.7%
Other Necessities$585$397-$188-32.1%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,340+$605+34.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$513/mo (-33.5%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo Grants Pass: $1,017/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$486/mo (-26.7%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo Grants Pass: $1,331/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$3.36/hr (-12.1%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr Grants Pass: $24.41/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$0.30/hr (-1.3%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr Grants Pass: $23.48/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Grants Pass Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$117,850$84,700-$33,150 (-28.1%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$134,120$130,120-$4,000 (-3.0%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$97,890$106,710+$8,820 (+9.0%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,390$95,640-$6,750 (-6.6%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$83,120$78,070-$5,050 (-6.1%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$176,990$167,860-$9,130 (-5.2%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$151,760$126,900-$24,860 (-16.4%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$60,390$88,140+$27,750 (+46.0%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$167,180$139,230-$27,950 (-16.7%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$106,600$98,110-$8,490 (-8.0%)View Dossier
Construction ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$102,980$111,850+$8,870 (+8.6%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$126,110$130,400+$4,290 (+3.4%)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

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR Relocation FAQs

About $87,900. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Grants Pass, OR to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR Overview

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Grants Pass, OR to match $100,000 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

About $87,900. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Grants Pass, OR cheaper than Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 12.1% lower in Grants Pass, OR than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.