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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs Sour Lake

Simple answer

You'd likely save $443 a month in Sour Lake.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $1,286 in Sour Lake. 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)

Sour Lake

Texas

Typical rent
$1,286
Typical pay
$73,241 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,218
Price index
90.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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