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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs Scissors

Simple answer

You'd likely save $1,068 a month in Scissors.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $661 in Scissors. 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)

Scissors

Texas

Typical rent
$661
Typical pay
$40,938 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,017
Price index
85.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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