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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs College Station

Simple answer

You'd likely save $535 a month in College Station.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $1,194 in College Station. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Austin

Texas

Typical rent
$1,729
Typical pay
$93,658 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,817
Price index
98.1 (metro)

College Station

Texas

Typical rent
$1,194
Typical pay
$50,900 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,151
Price index
91.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Austin and College Station are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.