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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs Marfa

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,255 a month in Marfa.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $474 in Marfa. 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)

Marfa

Texas

Typical rent
$474
Typical pay
$44,306 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,078
Price index
97.1 (state)

Benefits after a move

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