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Cost & Benefits

Houston vs Lackland AFB

Simple answer

You'd likely save $836 a month in Houston.

Typical rent is $2,197 in Lackland AFB and $1,361 in Houston. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Houston

Texas

Typical rent
$1,361
Typical pay
$64,813 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,497
Price index
98.6 (metro)

Lackland AFB

Texas

Typical rent
$2,197
Typical pay
$73,646 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,441
Price index
94.7 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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