Compare / Austin to San Antonio
Austin, TX vs San Antonio, TX
Simple answer
You'd likely save $376 a month in San Antonio.
This is the HUD 2-bedroom fair-market rent for October 2026 through September 2027. It is not your lease.
The largest cost gap in this pair is housing prices. The BEA housing price parity differs by 25.8 points (Austin 120.4, San Antonio 94.6).
Texas has no tax on wages. Texas has no tax on wages. Combined sales tax differs by 0.0 percentage points, higher in Texas. The effective property tax gap is 0.00 percentage points, higher in Texas.
Both metros are in Texas, so benefit eligibility in this tool does not change with the move. Rent and price levels still differ.
A $75,000 salary in Austin lines up with about $72,438 in San Antonio on the 2024 all-items price parity. Census median gross rent and the commute figures are 2024. Fair Market Rents are fiscal year 2027.
Austin
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $1,817
- HUD area
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
- Census median gross rent
- $1,784
- All-items price parity
- 98.1
- Goods price parity
- 93.8
- Utilities price parity
- 82.0
- Mean commute
- 28.2 min
- Median household income
- $99,897
San Antonio
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
- $1,441
- HUD area
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- Census median gross rent
- $1,422
- All-items price parity
- 94.7
- Goods price parity
- 93.8
- Utilities price parity
- 82.2
- Mean commute
- 27.6 min
- Median household income
- $78,112
Equivalent salary
The first number keeps the same place in the national price level. The second also runs 2026 federal income tax, employee Social Security and Medicare, and a simplified state income tax. Groceries use the BEA goods price parity, not a grocery receipt.
$72,438
Salary in San Antonio that matches the 2024 all-items regional price parity.
$72,009
Gross salary in San Antonio whose after-tax pay buys the same basket, using price parities.
$59,480
Scales the salary by the ratio of HUD 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents. Rent is not the whole budget.
Taxes on the two sides of the move
| Tax | Texas | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State income tax on wages | No wage tax | No wage tax |
| Combined sales tax, Jan 1, 2026 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Effective property tax, ACS 2024 median / median | 1.31% | 1.31% |
On a $400,000 home, the state median effective rate implies about $5,246 a year in Texas and $5,246 in Texas. That illustration is not a local bill. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset for these metros.
Benefits if you land in Texas
Austin and San Antonio are in Texas. The benefit rules in this tool are statewide, so the statuses match. Rent and prices still differ.
| Program | Austin | San Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| SNAP | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Medicaid and CHIP | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| WIC | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| School meals | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| LIHEAP | Maybe | Maybe |
| Earned Income Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Child Tax Credit | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Marketplace premium tax credits | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| Lifeline phone and internet | Likely eligible | Likely eligible |
| SSI | Unlikely | Unlikely |
Related comparisons
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The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Austin.
- Austin and San Francisco · rent gap $1,880
- Austin and San Jose · rent gap $1,455
- Austin and Boston · rent gap $1,191
- Austin and New York · rent gap $1,154
- Austin and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,147
- Austin and San Diego · rent gap $1,006
- Austin and McAllen · rent gap $800
- Austin and Wichita · rent gap $774
Nearby metros
How the salary and tax math works · The reverse city order redirects to this address.