2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: King and Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock, 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 King and Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$106,100
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+6.1%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$4,936
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$5,460
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$524/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.

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$30,000 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000
Origin Location

King and Queen County, VA

COL 118.3
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,936
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $74,244
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,900
Discretionary Cash Flow $61,344
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $106,100
Federal Income Tax -$14,512
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$8,117
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $83,471
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $65,111

EPI family budgets put living costs 6.1% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in King and Queen County, VA, so $100,000 in King and Queen County goes about as far as $106,100 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,075 a month in King and Queen County and $1,530 in Austin, $5,460 a year more. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,936 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Austin. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $524 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $51,460 in King and Queen County (BLS figure for the Richmond, VA metro area) 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 King and Queen County (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,075$1,530+$455+42.3%
Food & Groceries$361$334-$27-7.5%
Transportation$1,220$1,062-$158-13.0%
Healthcare$389$467+$78+20.1%
Other Necessities$470$585+$115+24.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,146$1,735-$411-19.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$455/mo (42.3%)
King and Queen County: $1,075/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$647/mo (55.3%)
King and Queen County: $1,170/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$1.60/hr (6.1%)
King and Queen County: $26.17/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$2.72/hr (12.9%)
King and Queen County: $21.06/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 King and Queen County Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action

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

King and Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $106,100. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (118.3 in King and Queen County, VA, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

King and Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to King and Queen County, VA
Relocation: King and Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock, TX Overview

King & Queen County, VA to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to match $100,000 in King and Queen County, VA?

About $106,100. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (118.3 in King and Queen County, VA, 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 King and Queen County, VA?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 6.1% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in King and Queen County, VA. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.