2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Coeur d'Alene, ID

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 Coeur d'Alene, ID.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$87,100
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-12.9%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$4,192
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$2,952
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$1,240/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

Coeur d'Alene, ID

COL 107.1
Gross Parity Income $87,100
Federal Income Tax -$10,332
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$6,663
State Income Tax -$3,508
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $66,597
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$15,480
Discretionary Cash Flow $51,117

EPI family budgets put living costs 12.9% lower in Coeur d'Alene, ID than in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, so $100,000 in Dallas goes about as far as $87,100 in Coeur d'Alene. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,536 a month in Dallas and $1,290 in Coeur d'Alene, $2,952 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,192 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Coeur d'Alene. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,240 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $51,440 in Dallas and $47,750 in Coeur d'Alene.

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) Coeur d'Alene (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,536$1,290-$246-16.0%
Food & Groceries$342$387+$45+13.2%
Transportation$1,011$1,097+$86+8.5%
Healthcare$459$378-$81-17.6%
Other Necessities$582$431-$151-25.9%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,084+$349+20.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$246/mo (-16.0%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $1,536/mo Coeur d'Alene: $1,290/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$300/mo (-16.6%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $1,807/mo Coeur d'Alene: $1,507/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$3.51/hr (-12.9%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $27.20/hr Coeur d'Alene: $23.69/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$1.95/hr (-8.5%)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: $22.92/hr Coeur d'Alene: $20.97/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 Coeur d'Alene Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$111,010$80,270-$30,740 (-27.7%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$101,420$98,910-$2,510 (-2.5%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$133,290$126,870-$6,420 (-4.8%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,900$86,950-$11,950 (-12.1%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$82,620$71,230-$11,390 (-13.8%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$173,810$124,900-$48,910 (-28.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$144,290$143,570-$720 (-0.5%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$169,200$123,450-$45,750 (-27.0%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$59,010$66,350+$7,340 (+12.4%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$127,360$101,090-$26,270 (-20.6%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$102,860$83,350-$19,510 (-19.0%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$121,640$126,280+$4,640 (+3.8%)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 Coeur d'Alene, ID Relocation FAQs

About $87,100. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (123.0 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 107.1 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Coeur d'Alene, ID: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Coeur d'Alene, ID to Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Relocation: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Coeur d'Alene, ID Overview

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX to Coeur d'Alene, ID: 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 Coeur d'Alene, ID to match $100,000 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

About $87,100. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (123.0 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 107.1 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Coeur d'Alene, ID cheaper than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 12.9% lower in Coeur d'Alene, ID than in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.