2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Logan, UT-ID

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 Logan, UT-ID.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$62,200
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-37.8%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$3,801
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$21,144
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$24,945/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

Logan, UT-ID

COL 112.5
Gross Parity Income $62,200
Federal Income Tax -$5,284
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$4,758
State Income Tax -$2,405
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $49,753
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,604
Discretionary Cash Flow $38,149

EPI family budgets put living costs 37.8% lower in Logan, UT-ID than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, so $100,000 in New York goes about as far as $62,200 in Logan. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,729 a month in New York and $967 in Logan, $21,144 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $3,801 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Logan. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $24,945 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $61,430 in New York and $46,360 in Logan.

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) Logan (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,729$967-$1,762-64.6%
Food & Groceries$426$344-$82-19.2%
Transportation$693$1,192+$499+72.0%
Healthcare$748$601-$147-19.7%
Other Necessities$879$391-$488-55.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,427$2,110-$317-13.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,762/mo (-64.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo Logan: $967/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,706/mo (-57.4%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo Logan: $1,265/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$15.14/hr (-37.8%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr Logan: $24.89/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$11.84/hr (-34.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/hr Logan: $22.35/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 Logan Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$119,720$86,120-$33,600 (-28.1%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$157,000$85,290-$71,710 (-45.7%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$166,830$100,740-$66,090 (-39.6%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$105,650$71,990-$33,660 (-31.9%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$221,010$125,680-$95,330 (-43.1%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$126,660$100,340-$26,320 (-20.8%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$124,390$69,560-$54,830 (-44.1%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,300$154,230-$61,070 (-28.4%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$192,840$131,990-$60,850 (-31.6%)View Dossier
Financial AnalystFinanceFinance$128,930$75,960-$52,970 (-41.1%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,150$126,260-$88,890 (-41.3%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$79,020$58,070-$20,950 (-26.5%)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 Logan, UT-ID Relocation FAQs

About $62,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 112.5 in Logan, UT-ID, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Logan, UT-ID: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Logan, UT-ID to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Relocation: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Logan, UT-ID Overview

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Logan, UT-ID: 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 Logan, UT-ID to match $100,000 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About $62,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 112.5 in Logan, UT-ID, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Logan, UT-ID cheaper than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 37.8% lower in Logan, UT-ID than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.