Moving from Texas to District of Columbia: Cost & Tax Comparison
Compare state income tax savings, HUD rent differentials, and household purchasing power adjustments when relocating from Texas to District of Columbia.
Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology
What changes when you move from Texas to District of Columbia
Texas has no state income tax on wages and District of Columbia has graduated income tax rates up to 10.75%. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays $0 in state income tax in Texas and $5,532 in state income tax in District of Columbia. With federal income tax and FICA unchanged, total tax rises by $5,532 a year after the move. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent averages $1,035 a month across Texas's metro areas and $2,204 across District of Columbia's (+113.0%). Pay differs too: the BLS median wage across all occupations, weighted by employment in each state's metros, is $49,204 in Texas and $71,060 in District of Columbia. City and county income taxes, which some localities add, are not included in these state-level figures; the metro routes below include them.
District of Columbia Paycheck & Living Costs
Metropolitan Corridors Between Texas & District of Columbia
Moving from Texas to District of Columbia on a $100,000 salary: pay $5,532 more in total taxes per year; average one-bedroom rent is $2,204 vs $1,035 a month.
Quick answers
For a single filer earning $100,000 with no local income tax, total federal, FICA and state taxes are $5,532 higher in District of Columbia than in Texas (5.5 percentage points of gross pay). The average HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent across District of Columbia's metros is $2,204 a month, versus $1,035 in Texas (+113.0%). Taxes and one-bedroom rent combined change by -$19,565 a year.
Texas: No State Income Tax, top rate 0%. District of Columbia: Graduated Brackets, top rate 10.75%. Federal income tax and FICA are the same in both states.