2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

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 Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$117,200
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+17.2%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,192
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$2,880
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$1,312/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

Coeur d'Alene, ID

COL 107.1
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,192
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,988
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$15,480
Discretionary Cash Flow $59,508
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $117,200
Federal Income Tax -$16,954
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,966
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $91,280
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $72,920

EPI family budgets put living costs 17.2% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Coeur d'Alene, ID, so $100,000 in Coeur d'Alene goes about as far as $117,200 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,290 a month in Coeur d'Alene and $1,530 in Austin, $2,880 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,192 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Austin. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,312 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $47,750 in Coeur d'Alene and $56,950 in Austin.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Coeur d'Alene (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,290$1,530+$240+18.6%
Food & Groceries$387$334-$53-13.7%
Transportation$1,097$1,062-$35-3.2%
Healthcare$378$467+$89+23.5%
Other Necessities$431$585+$154+35.7%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,084$1,735-$349-16.7%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$240/mo (18.6%)
Coeur d'Alene: $1,290/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$310/mo (20.6%)
Coeur d'Alene: $1,507/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$4.08/hr (17.2%)
Coeur d'Alene: $23.69/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$2.81/hr (13.4%)
Coeur d'Alene: $20.97/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Coeur d'Alene Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$80,270$117,850+$37,580 (+46.8%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$126,870$134,120+$7,250 (+5.7%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$98,910$97,890-$1,020 (-1.0%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$86,950$102,390+$15,440 (+17.8%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$71,230$83,120+$11,890 (+16.7%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$124,900$176,990+$52,090 (+41.7%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$101,090$129,470+$28,380 (+28.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$143,570$151,760+$8,190 (+5.7%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$66,350$60,390-$5,960 (-9.0%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$123,450$167,180+$43,730 (+35.4%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$115,470$164,920+$49,450 (+42.8%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$83,350$106,600+$23,250 (+27.9%)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

Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $117,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (107.1 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Coeur d'Alene, ID
Relocation: Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

Coeur d'Alene, ID to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to match $100,000 in Coeur d'Alene, ID?

About $117,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (107.1 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX cheaper than Coeur d'Alene, ID?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 17.2% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.