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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs Columbus

Simple answer

You'd likely save $850 a month in Columbus.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $879 in Columbus. 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)

Columbus

Texas

Typical rent
$879
Typical pay
$49,418 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,211
Price index
97.1 (state)

Benefits after a move

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