2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Peoria, IL.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$69,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-31.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$1,406
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$17,292
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$18,698/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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

COL 144.2
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,911
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $72,969
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$28,824
Discretionary Cash Flow $44,145
Target Market
Destination Location

Peoria, IL

COL 99.6
Gross Parity Income $69,000
Federal Income Tax -$6,350
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$5,279
State Income Tax -$3,271
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $54,101
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,532
Discretionary Cash Flow $42,569

EPI family budgets put living costs 31.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, so $100,000 in Los Angeles goes about as far as $69,000 in Peoria. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,402 a month in Los Angeles and $961 in Peoria, $17,292 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $1,406 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Peoria. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $18,698 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $55,850 in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Monthly) Peoria (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,402$961-$1,441-60.0%
Food & Groceries$367$353-$14-3.8%
Transportation$1,004$1,052+$48+4.8%
Healthcare$398$590+$192+48.2%
Other Necessities$690$332-$358-51.9%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,253$2,135-$118-5.2%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,441/mo (-60.0%)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim: $2,402/mo Peoria: $961/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,752/mo (-59.1%)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim: $2,964/mo Peoria: $1,212/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$9.87/hr (-31.0%)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim: $31.89/hr Peoria: $22.02/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$6.44/hr (-22.7%)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim: $28.35/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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Median Peoria Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$135,560$81,010-$54,550 (-40.2%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$125,830$98,290-$27,540 (-21.9%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$94,360$79,540-$14,820 (-15.7%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$160,920$130,590-$30,330 (-18.8%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$108,310$123,730+$15,420 (+14.2%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$132,330$131,660-$670 (-0.5%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$104,930$96,530-$8,400 (-8.0%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$175,310$155,840-$19,470 (-11.1%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$134,230$110,510-$23,720 (-17.7%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$204,370$173,870-$30,500 (-14.9%)View Dossier
Quality Control InspectorIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$51,560$56,770+$5,210 (+10.1%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$73,810$80,460+$6,650 (+9.0%)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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Peoria, IL Relocation FAQs

About $69,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (144.2 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Peoria, IL: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Peoria, IL to Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Relocation: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Peoria, IL Overview

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA to Peoria, IL: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on the same salary.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Peoria, IL to match $100,000 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

About $69,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (144.2 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Peoria, IL cheaper than Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 31.0% lower in Peoria, IL than in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.