2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to New Haven, CT

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 New Haven, CT.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$108,400
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+8.4%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$4,975
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$2,556
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$7,531/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

New Haven, CT

COL 136.2
Gross Parity Income $108,400
Federal Income Tax -$15,018
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,293
State Income Tax -$5,529
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $79,560
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$20,916
Discretionary Cash Flow $58,644

EPI family budgets put living costs 8.4% higher in New Haven, CT than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, so $100,000 in Austin goes about as far as $108,400 in New Haven. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,530 a month in Austin and $1,743 in New Haven, $2,556 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,975 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in New Haven. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $7,531 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $56,950 in Austin and $60,060 in New Haven.

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) New Haven (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,530$1,743+$213+13.9%
Food & Groceries$334$389+$55+16.5%
Transportation$1,062$1,036-$26-2.4%
Healthcare$467$661+$194+41.5%
Other Necessities$585$562-$23-3.9%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,150+$415+23.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$213/mo (13.9%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo New Haven: $1,743/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$274/mo (15.1%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo New Haven: $2,091/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$2.35/hr (8.5%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr New Haven: $30.12/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$5.62/hr (23.6%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr New Haven: $29.40/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 New Haven Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$117,850$134,450+$16,600 (+14.1%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$134,120$133,040-$1,080 (-0.8%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$97,890$104,490+$6,600 (+6.7%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,390$103,710+$1,320 (+1.3%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$83,120$94,960+$11,840 (+14.2%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$176,990$169,720-$7,270 (-4.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$151,760$160,590+$8,830 (+5.8%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$129,470$113,170-$16,300 (-12.6%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$167,180$166,990-$190 (-0.1%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$60,390$77,410+$17,020 (+28.2%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$164,920$162,190-$2,730 (-1.7%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$106,600$83,190-$23,410 (-22.0%)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 New Haven, CT Relocation FAQs

About $108,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 136.2 in New Haven, CT, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to New Haven, CT: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: New Haven, CT to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to New Haven, CT Overview

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to New Haven, CT: 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 New Haven, CT to match $100,000 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

About $108,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 136.2 in New Haven, CT, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is New Haven, CT cheaper than Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 8.4% higher in New Haven, CT than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.