2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY

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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$82,200
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-17.8%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
$0
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$6,876
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$6,876/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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

COL 123.0
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 -$18,432
Discretionary Cash Flow $60,748
Target Market
Destination Location

Cheyenne, WY

COL 101.0
Gross Parity Income $82,200
Federal Income Tax -$9,254
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$6,288
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $66,658
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,556
Discretionary Cash Flow $55,102

EPI family budgets put living costs 17.8% lower in Cheyenne, WY than in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, so $100,000 in Dallas goes about as far as $82,200 in Cheyenne. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,536 a month in Dallas and $963 in Cheyenne, $6,876 a year less. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays the same total tax in both metros. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $6,876 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $51,440 in Dallas and $51,540 in Cheyenne.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (Monthly) Cheyenne (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,536$963-$573-37.3%
Food & Groceries$342$349+$7+2.0%
Transportation$1,011$1,075+$64+6.3%
Healthcare$459$712+$253+55.1%
Other Necessities$582$351-$231-39.7%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$1,735$00.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$573/mo (-37.3%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $1,536/mo Cheyenne: $963/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$579/mo (-32.0%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $1,807/mo Cheyenne: $1,228/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$4.86/hr (-17.9%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $27.20/hr Cheyenne: $22.34/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$1.07/hr (-4.7%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $22.92/hr Cheyenne: $21.85/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Median Cheyenne Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$111,010$97,980-$13,030 (-11.7%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$101,420$94,540-$6,880 (-6.8%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$133,290$121,990-$11,300 (-8.5%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,900$93,060-$5,840 (-5.9%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$82,620$74,050-$8,570 (-10.4%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$173,810$128,610-$45,200 (-26.0%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$144,290$108,110-$36,180 (-25.1%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$169,200$116,770-$52,430 (-31.0%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$59,010$74,590+$15,580 (+26.4%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$127,360$97,470-$29,890 (-23.5%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,860$87,460-$15,400 (-15.0%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$121,640$117,160-$4,480 (-3.7%)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

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY Relocation FAQs

About $82,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (123.0 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 101.0 in Cheyenne, WY, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Cheyenne, WY to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Relocation: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY Overview

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Cheyenne, WY: 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 Cheyenne, WY to match $100,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

About $82,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (123.0 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 101.0 in Cheyenne, WY, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Cheyenne, WY cheaper than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 17.8% lower in Cheyenne, WY than in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.