2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Glens Falls, NY 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 Glens Falls, NY to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$107,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+7.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,860
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$5,484
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$624/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

Glens Falls, NY

COL 117.3
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,860
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,320
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,876
Discretionary Cash Flow $61,444
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $107,000
Federal Income Tax -$14,710
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,186
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $84,105
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $65,745

EPI family budgets put living costs 7.0% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Glens Falls, NY, so $100,000 in Glens Falls goes about as far as $107,000 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,073 a month in Glens Falls and $1,530 in Austin, $5,484 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,860 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Austin. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $624 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $49,090 in Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,073$1,530+$457+42.6%
Food & Groceries$376$334-$42-11.2%
Transportation$1,132$1,062-$70-6.2%
Healthcare$581$467-$114-19.6%
Other Necessities$440$585+$145+33.0%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,140$1,735-$405-18.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$457/mo (42.6%)
Glens Falls: $1,073/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$470/mo (34.9%)
Glens Falls: $1,347/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$1.82/hr (7.0%)
Glens Falls: $25.95/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$1.43/hr (-5.7%)
Glens Falls: $25.21/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 Glens Falls Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$98,650$117,850+$19,200 (+19.5%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$132,040$134,120+$2,080 (+1.6%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$104,000$97,890-$6,110 (-5.9%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,840$102,390+$3,550 (+3.6%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$80,340$83,120+$2,780 (+3.5%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$164,530$176,990+$12,460 (+7.6%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$160,660$151,760-$8,900 (-5.5%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$77,660$60,390-$17,270 (-22.2%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$161,300$167,180+$5,880 (+3.6%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$154,960$164,920+$9,960 (+6.4%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$81,270$106,600+$25,330 (+31.2%)View Dossier
Construction ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$117,930$102,980-$14,950 (-12.7%)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

Glens Falls, NY to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $107,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (117.3 in Glens Falls, NY, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Glens Falls, NY to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Glens Falls, NY
Relocation: Glens Falls, NY to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

Glens Falls, NY 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 Glens Falls, NY?

About $107,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (117.3 in Glens Falls, NY, 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 Glens Falls, NY?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 7.0% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Glens Falls, NY. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.