2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

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 San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$128,600
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+28.6%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
$0
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
+$5,976
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$5,976/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

San Angelo, TX

COL 97.7
Gross Annual Income $100,000
Federal Income Tax -$13,170
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,650
State Income Tax -$0
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $79,180
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$12,384
Discretionary Cash Flow $66,796
Target Market
Destination Location

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

COL 125.6
Gross Parity Income $128,600
Federal Income Tax -$19,598
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$9,838
State Income Tax $0 (No State Tax)
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $99,164
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$18,360
Discretionary Cash Flow $80,804

EPI family budgets put living costs 28.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in San Angelo, TX, so $100,000 in San Angelo goes about as far as $128,600 in Austin. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,032 a month in San Angelo and $1,530 in Austin, $5,976 a year more. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays the same total tax in both metros. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $5,976 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $43,530 in San Angelo and $56,950 in Austin.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category San Angelo (Monthly) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,032$1,530+$498+48.3%
Food & Groceries$297$334+$37+12.5%
Transportation$1,064$1,062-$2-0.2%
Healthcare$582$467-$115-19.8%
Other Necessities$360$585+$225+62.5%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$1,735$00.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$498/mo (48.3%)
San Angelo: $1,032/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,530/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent +$467/mo (34.6%)
San Angelo: $1,350/mo Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $1,817/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$6.17/hr (28.6%)
San Angelo: $21.60/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $27.77/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$4.52/hr (23.5%)
San Angelo: $19.26/hr Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos: $23.78/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector San Angelo Median Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$79,160$117,850+$38,690 (+48.9%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$95,580$134,120+$38,540 (+40.3%)View Dossier
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$80,080$97,890+$17,810 (+22.2%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$73,290$102,390+$29,100 (+39.7%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$71,950$83,120+$11,170 (+15.5%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$134,500$176,990+$42,490 (+31.6%)View Dossier
Solutions ArchitectTechnologyTechnology$96,090$129,470+$33,380 (+34.7%)View Dossier
Sales ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$108,750$151,760+$43,010 (+39.5%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$48,050$60,390+$12,340 (+25.7%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$136,030$167,180+$31,150 (+22.9%)View Dossier
Marketing ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$128,830$164,920+$36,090 (+28.0%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$81,150$106,600+$25,450 (+31.4%)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

San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Relocation FAQs

About $128,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (97.7 in San Angelo, TX, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to San Angelo, TX
Relocation: San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Overview

San Angelo, TX to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX: 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX to match $100,000 in San Angelo, TX?

About $128,600. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (97.7 in San Angelo, TX, 125.6 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX cheaper than San Angelo, TX?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 28.6% higher in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX than in San Angelo, TX. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.