2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: New York-Newark, NY-NJ to Minneapolis Metro, MN-WI

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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$64,000
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
-36.0%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
+$3,024
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$15,624
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
+$18,648/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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

COL 115.8
Gross Parity Income $64,000
Federal Income Tax -$5,500
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$4,896
State Income Tax -$2,829
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $50,775
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$17,124
Discretionary Cash Flow $33,651

EPI family budgets put living costs 36.0% lower in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, so $100,000 in New York goes about as far as $64,000 in Minneapolis. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $2,729 a month in New York and $1,427 in Minneapolis, $15,624 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $3,024 less a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Minneapolis. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $18,648 a year better off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $61,430 in New York and $59,320 in Minneapolis.

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) Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$2,729$1,427-$1,302-47.7%
Food & Groceries$426$405-$21-4.9%
Transportation$693$1,061+$368+53.1%
Healthcare$748$361-$387-51.7%
Other Necessities$879$505-$374-42.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$2,427$2,175-$252-10.4%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,302/mo (-47.7%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,729/mo Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington: $1,427/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$1,237/mo (-41.6%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $2,971/mo Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington: $1,734/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) -$14.43/hr (-36.0%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $40.03/hr Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington: $25.60/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) -$8.92/hr (-26.1%)
New York-Newark-Jersey City: $34.19/hr Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington: $25.27/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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$119,720$103,040-$16,680 (-13.9%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$157,000$103,570-$53,430 (-34.0%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$166,830$130,920-$35,910 (-21.5%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$105,650$86,500-$19,150 (-18.1%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$221,010$165,620-$55,390 (-25.1%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$126,660$97,860-$28,800 (-22.7%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$124,390$101,560-$22,830 (-18.4%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,300$178,080-$37,220 (-17.3%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$192,840$173,040-$19,800 (-10.3%)View Dossier
Financial AnalystFinanceFinance$128,930$103,350-$25,580 (-19.8%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$215,150$158,100-$57,050 (-26.5%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$79,020$81,890+$2,870 (+3.6%)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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Relocation FAQs

About $64,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 115.8 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Relocation: New York-Newark, NY-NJ to Minneapolis Metro, MN-WI Overview

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 2026 federal, state & local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents & EPI living costs. Official 2026 economic data for Relocation: New York-Newark, NY-NJ to Minneapolis Metro, MN-WI compiled from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS surveys, HUD Fair Market Rents, and statutory tax codes.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI to match $100,000 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

About $64,000. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (181.0 in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 115.8 in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI cheaper than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 36.0% lower in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI than in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.