2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR

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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$61,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-39.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$1,046
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$20,544
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$21,590/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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

COL 181.0
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$4,860
Local / City Tax -$3,441
Net Annual Take-Home $70,879
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$32,748
Discretionary Cash Flow $38,131
Target Market
Destination Location

Grants Pass, OR

COL 110.3
Gross Parity Income $61,000
Federal Income Tax -$5,140
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$4,667
State Income Tax -$4,058
Local / City Tax -$61
Net Annual Take-Home $47,074
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,204
Discretionary Cash Flow $34,870

EPI family budgets put living costs 39.0% lower in Grants Pass, OR than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, so $100,000 in New York goes about as far as $61,000 in Grants Pass. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,729 a month in New York and $1,017 in Grants Pass, $20,544 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $1,046 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Grants Pass. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $21,590 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $61,430 in New York and $50,730 in Grants Pass.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category New York-Newark-Jersey City (Monthly) Grants Pass (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,729$1,017-$1,712-62.7%
Food & Groceries$426$374-$52-12.2%
Transportation$693$1,054+$361+52.1%
Healthcare$748$545-$203-27.1%
Other Necessities$879$397-$482-54.8%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,427$2,340-$87-3.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,712/mo (-62.7%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo Grants Pass: $1,017/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,640/mo (-55.2%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo Grants Pass: $1,331/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$15.62/hr (-39.0%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr Grants Pass: $24.41/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$10.71/hr (-31.3%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/hr Grants Pass: $23.48/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector New York-Newark-Jersey City Median Grants Pass Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$119,720$106,710-$13,010 (-10.9%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$157,000$84,700-$72,300 (-46.1%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$166,830$130,120-$36,710 (-22.0%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$105,650$78,070-$27,580 (-26.1%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$221,010$139,230-$81,780 (-37.0%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$126,660$95,640-$31,020 (-24.5%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$124,390$98,110-$26,280 (-21.1%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,300$167,860-$47,440 (-22.0%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,150$126,900-$88,250 (-41.0%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$79,020$88,140+$9,120 (+11.5%)View Dossier
Medical and Health Services ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$167,580$130,400-$37,180 (-22.2%)View Dossier
HVAC/R TechnicianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$77,990$48,190-$29,800 (-38.2%)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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR Relocation FAQs

About $61,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Grants Pass, OR to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR Overview

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Grants Pass, OR: 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 Grants Pass, OR to match $100,000 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About $61,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 110.3 in Grants Pass, OR, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Grants Pass, OR cheaper than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 39.0% lower in Grants Pass, OR than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.