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Cost & Benefits

Brownsville vs Houston

Simple answer

You'd likely save $438 a month in Brownsville.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Houston and $923 in Brownsville. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Brownsville

Texas

Typical rent
$923
Typical pay
$52,130 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,042
Price index
86.0 (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

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