2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Grants Pass, OR 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 Grants Pass, OR to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$113,800
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+13.8%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$7,255
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$6,156
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$1,099/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

Grants Pass, OR

COL 110.3
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$7,155
Local / City Tax -$100
Net Annual Take-Home $71,925
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,204
Discretionary Cash Flow $59,721
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $113,800
Federal Income Tax -$16,206
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,706
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $88,888
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $70,528

EPI family budgets put living costs 13.8% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Grants Pass, OR, so $100,000 in Grants Pass goes about as far as $113,800 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,017 a month in Grants Pass and $1,530 in Austin, $6,156 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $7,255 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Austin. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,099 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $50,730 in Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,017$1,530+$513+50.4%
Food & Groceries$374$334-$40-10.7%
Transportation$1,054$1,062+$8+0.8%
Healthcare$545$467-$78-14.3%
Other Necessities$397$585+$188+47.4%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,340$1,735-$605-25.9%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$513/mo (50.4%)
Grants Pass: $1,017/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$486/mo (36.5%)
Grants Pass: $1,331/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$3.36/hr (13.8%)
Grants Pass: $24.41/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$0.30/hr (1.3%)
Grants Pass: $23.48/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 Grants Pass Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$84,700$117,850+$33,150 (+39.1%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$130,120$134,120+$4,000 (+3.1%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$106,710$97,890-$8,820 (-8.3%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$95,640$102,390+$6,750 (+7.1%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$78,070$83,120+$5,050 (+6.5%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$167,860$176,990+$9,130 (+5.4%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$126,900$151,760+$24,860 (+19.6%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$88,140$60,390-$27,750 (-31.5%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$139,230$167,180+$27,950 (+20.1%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,110$106,600+$8,490 (+8.7%)View Dossier
Construction ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$111,850$102,980-$8,870 (-7.9%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$130,400$126,110-$4,290 (-3.3%)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

Grants Pass, OR to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $113,800. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Grants Pass, OR to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to Grants Pass, OR
Relocation: Grants Pass, OR to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

Grants Pass, OR 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 Grants Pass, OR?

About $113,800. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, 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 Grants Pass, OR?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 13.8% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in Grants Pass, OR. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.