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Cost & Benefits

Austin vs South Padre Island

Simple answer

You'd likely save $208 a month in South Padre Island.

Typical rent is $1,729 in Austin and $1,521 in South Padre Island. 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)

South Padre Island

Texas

Typical rent
$1,521
Typical pay
$70,472 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,042
Price index
86.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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