2026 Relocation & Cost Arbitrage Engine

Relocation: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL

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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL.

Popular Corridors:
Equivalent Salary
$101,200
To maintain parity
Cost of Living Delta
+1.2%
Overall expenditure basket
Annual Tax Delta
-$4,805
State + local taxes
Annual 1BR Rent Delta
-$2,544
HUD Fair Market Rents
Net Annual Buffer
-$2,261/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

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

COL 98.4
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 -$14,076
Discretionary Cash Flow $65,104
Target Market
Destination Location

Peoria, IL

COL 99.6
Gross Parity Income $101,200
Federal Income Tax -$13,434
FICA (SS & Medicare) -$7,742
State Income Tax -$4,865
Local / City Tax $0
Net Annual Take-Home $75,160
HUD 1BR Fair Market Rent -$11,532
Discretionary Cash Flow $63,628

EPI family budgets put living costs 1.2% higher in Peoria, IL than in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, so $100,000 in Spokane goes about as far as $101,200 in Peoria. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,173 a month in Spokane and $961 in Peoria, $2,544 a year less. On the same $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,805 more a year in federal, state and local income tax and FICA in Peoria. Taxes and one-bedroom rent together leave you about $2,261 a year worse off. The BLS median wage across all occupations is $54,660 in Spokane and $49,590 in Peoria.

Itemized Cost of Living Expenditure Arbitrage

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

Expenditure Category Spokane-Spokane Valley (Monthly) Peoria (Monthly) Monthly Delta ($) Difference (%)
Housing (1BR Fair Market Rent)$1,173$961-$212-18.1%
Food & Groceries$367$353-$14-3.8%
Transportation$1,014$1,052+$38+3.7%
Healthcare$385$590+$205+53.2%
Other Necessities$424$332-$92-21.7%
Total Taxes (Federal, State, Local, FICA)$1,735$2,135+$400+23.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent Differential

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$212/mo (-18.1%)
Spokane-Spokane Valley: $1,173/mo Peoria: $961/mo
2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent -$282/mo (-18.9%)
Spokane-Spokane Valley: $1,494/mo Peoria: $1,212/mo

EPI Living Wage Benchmark Comparison

1 Adult (No Children) +$0.26/hr (1.2%)
Spokane-Spokane Valley: $21.76/hr Peoria: $22.02/hr
2 Adults + 1 Child (per earner) +$0.43/hr (2.0%)
Spokane-Spokane Valley: $21.48/hr Peoria: $21.91/hr

Top Local Occupations Wage Parity

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

Occupation Title Industry Sector Spokane-Spokane Valley Median Peoria Median Nominal Wage Delta Action
Registered Nurse (RN)HealthcareHealthcare$111,750$81,010-$30,740 (-27.5%)View Dossier
General and Operations ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$119,420$98,290-$21,130 (-17.7%)View Dossier
Accountant & AuditorFinanceFinance$86,350$79,540-$6,810 (-7.9%)View Dossier
Software EngineerTechnologyTechnology$130,690$130,590-$100 (-0.1%)View Dossier
Project Management SpecialistBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$98,840$123,730+$24,890 (+25.2%)View Dossier
ElectricianSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$79,830$80,460+$630 (+0.8%)View Dossier
Financial ManagerFinanceFinance$159,530$155,840-$3,690 (-2.3%)View Dossier
WelderSkilled TradesSkilled Trades$59,350$58,960-$390 (-0.7%)View Dossier
Industrial Machinery MechanicIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$67,030$74,780+$7,750 (+11.6%)View Dossier
Quality Control InspectorIndustrial ManufacturingIndustrial Manufacturing$55,120$56,770+$1,650 (+3.0%)View Dossier
Computer and Information Systems ManagersFinance & ManagementFinance & Management$172,900$173,870+$970 (+0.6%)View Dossier
Management AnalystBusiness OperationsBusiness Operations$96,840$96,530-$310 (-0.3%)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

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL Relocation FAQs

About $101,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (98.4 in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Triangular Relocation & Tax Silo

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL: State Paychecks, Rents & Reciprocal Corridor

Reverse Route: Peoria, IL to Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
Relocation: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL Overview

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to Peoria, IL: 2026 federal, state and local income tax, HUD Fair Market Rents and EPI living costs compared on the same salary.

Quick answers
How much salary do I need in Peoria, IL to match $100,000 in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

About $101,200. That scales $100,000 by the ratio of the metros' cost-of-living indexes (98.4 in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 99.6 in Peoria, IL, from EPI family budgets); taxes are compared separately below.

Is Peoria, IL cheaper than Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

EPI's family budgets for a single adult put overall living costs 1.2% higher in Peoria, IL than in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. The budgets cover housing, food, transportation, health care and other necessities.