Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Houston vs Panhandle

Simple answer

You'd likely save $323 a month in Panhandle.

Typical rent is $1,361 in Houston and $1,038 in Panhandle. 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)

Panhandle

Texas

Typical rent
$1,038
Typical pay
$85,870 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,107
Price index
91.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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