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Cost & Benefits

El Paso vs Port Arthur

Simple answer

You'd likely save $52 a month in Port Arthur.

Typical rent is $1,073 in El Paso and $1,021 in Port Arthur. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

El Paso

Texas

Typical rent
$1,073
Typical pay
$59,745 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,146
Price index
89.9 (metro)

Port Arthur

Texas

Typical rent
$1,021
Typical pay
$46,354 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,218
Price index
90.0 (metro)

Benefits after a move

El Paso and Port Arthur are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.