2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: New York-Newark, NY-NJ to King and Queen County, VA

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 King and Queen County, VA.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$65,400
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-34.6%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$3,365
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$19,848
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$23,213/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

King and Queen County, VA

COL 118.3
Gross Parity Income $65,400
Federal Income Tax -$5,668
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$5,003
State Income Tax -$2,946
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $51,783
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,900
Discretionary Cash Flow $38,883

EPI family budgets put living costs 34.6% lower in King and Queen County, VA than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, so $100,000 in New York goes about as far as $65,400 in King and Queen County. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,729 a month in New York and $1,075 in King and Queen County, $19,848 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $3,365 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in King and Queen County. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $23,213 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $61,430 in New York and $51,460 in King and Queen County (BLS figure for the Richmond, VA metro area).

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) King and Queen County (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,729$1,075-$1,654-60.6%
Food & Groceries$426$361-$65-15.3%
Transportation$693$1,220+$527+76.0%
Healthcare$748$389-$359-48.0%
Other Necessities$879$470-$409-46.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,427$2,146-$281-11.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,654/mo (-60.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo King and Queen County: $1,075/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,801/mo (-60.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo King and Queen County: $1,170/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$13.86/hr (-34.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr King and Queen County: $26.17/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$13.13/hr (-38.4%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/hr King and Queen County: $21.06/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 King and Queen County 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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to King and Queen County, VA Relocation FAQs

About $65,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 118.3 in King and Queen County, VA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to King and Queen County, VA: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: King and Queen County, VA to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Relocation: New York-Newark, NY-NJ to King and Queen County, VA Overview

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to King & Queen County, VA: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs compared on.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in King and Queen County, VA to match $100,000 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About $65,400. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 118.3 in King and Queen County, VA, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is King and Queen County, VA cheaper than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 34.6% lower in King and Queen County, VA than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.