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Cost & Benefits

Elgin vs Houston

Simple answer

You'd likely save $79 a month in Houston.

Typical rent is $1,440 in Elgin and $1,361 in Houston. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Elgin

Texas

Typical rent
$1,440
Typical pay
$91,114 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,817
Price index
98.1 (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

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