2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Williamsport, PA

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 Williamsport, PA.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$75,200
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-24.8%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$5,122
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$6,300
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$1,178/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

Williamsport, PA

COL 94.5
Gross Parity Income $75,200
Federal Income Tax -$7,714
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$5,753
State Income Tax -$2,309
Local / City Tax -$1,556
Net Annual Take-Home $57,869
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,060
Discretionary Cash Flow $45,809

EPI family budgets put living costs 24.8% lower in Williamsport, PA than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, so $100,000 in Austin goes about as far as $75,200 in Williamsport. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,530 a month in Austin and $1,005 in Williamsport, $6,300 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $5,122 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Williamsport. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,178 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $56,950 in Austin and $46,050 in Williamsport.

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) Williamsport (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,530$1,005-$525-34.3%
Food & Groceries$334$351+$17+5.1%
Transportation$1,062$1,066+$4+0.4%
Healthcare$467$420-$47-10.1%
Other Necessities$585$348-$237-40.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,162+$427+24.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$525/mo (-34.3%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo Williamsport: $1,005/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$600/mo (-33.0%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo Williamsport: $1,217/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$6.87/hr (-24.7%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr Williamsport: $20.90/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$4.97/hr (-20.9%)
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr Williamsport: $18.81/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 Williamsport Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$117,850$93,610-$24,240 (-20.6%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$134,120$93,960-$40,160 (-29.9%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$97,890$94,300-$3,590 (-3.7%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,390$93,020-$9,370 (-9.2%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$83,120$69,880-$13,240 (-15.9%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$176,990$121,760-$55,230 (-31.2%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$129,470$87,860-$41,610 (-32.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$151,760$120,550-$31,210 (-20.6%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$60,390$61,570+$1,180 (+2.0%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$167,180$122,870-$44,310 (-26.5%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$164,920$108,260-$56,660 (-34.4%)View Dossier
Construction ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$102,980$102,280-$700 (-0.7%)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 Williamsport, PA Relocation FAQs

About $75,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 94.5 in Williamsport, PA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Williamsport, PA: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Williamsport, PA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Relocation: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Williamsport, PA Overview

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Williamsport, PA: 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 Williamsport, PA to match $100,000 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

About $75,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 94.5 in Williamsport, PA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Williamsport, PA cheaper than Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 24.8% lower in Williamsport, PA than in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.