Austin vs Houston
Simple answer
You'd likely save $368 a month in Houston.
Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $1,361 in Houston. 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)
Houston
Texas
- Typical rent
- $1,361
- Typical pay
- $64,813 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,497
- Price index
- 98.6 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Austin and Houston are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.