2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL

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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$98,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-2.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$1,118
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$96
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$1,022/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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

COL 101.7
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$3,687
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $75,493
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,628
Discretionary Cash Flow $63,865
Target Market
Destination Location

Peoria, IL

COL 99.6
Gross Parity Income $98,000
Federal Income Tax -$12,730
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,497
State Income Tax -$4,706
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $73,067
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,532
Discretionary Cash Flow $61,535

EPI family budgets put living costs 2.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, so $100,000 in Little Rock goes about as far as $98,000 in Peoria. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $969 a month in Little Rock and $961 in Peoria, $96 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $1,118 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Peoria. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $1,022 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $45,790 in Little Rock and $49,590 in Peoria.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway (Monthly) Peoria (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$969$961-$8-0.8%
Food & Groceries$343$353+$10+2.9%
Transportation$1,052$1,052$00.0%
Healthcare$481$590+$109+22.7%
Other Necessities$382$332-$50-13.1%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,042$2,135+$93+4.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$8/mo (-0.8%)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: $969/mo Peoria: $961/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$91/mo (8.1%)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: $1,121/mo Peoria: $1,212/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$0.46/hr (-2.0%)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: $22.48/hr Peoria: $22.02/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$2.58/hr (13.3%)
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway: $19.33/hr Peoria: $21.91/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Median Peoria Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$81,070$81,010-$60 (-0.1%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$76,080$98,290+$22,210 (+29.2%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$65,810$79,540+$13,730 (+20.9%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$119,360$155,840+$36,480 (+30.6%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$101,280$110,510+$9,230 (+9.1%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$104,070$130,590+$26,520 (+25.5%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$48,200$80,460+$32,260 (+66.9%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$75,750$96,530+$20,780 (+27.4%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$73,480$123,730+$50,250 (+68.4%)View Dossier
WelderSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$47,440$58,960+$11,520 (+24.3%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$129,700$173,870+$44,170 (+34.1%)View Dossier
Quality Control InspectorIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$48,360$56,770+$8,410 (+17.4%)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

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL Relocation FAQs

About $98,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (101.7 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Peoria, IL to Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
Relocation: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL Overview

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR to Peoria, IL: 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 Peoria, IL to match $100,000 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

About $98,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (101.7 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Peoria, IL cheaper than Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 2.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.