Washington vs Texas

Household income

Currently in

Moving to

Your $100,000 in Washington is worth

$93,458

at national prices · RPP 107.0BEA RPP SARPPSource: BEA Regional Price Parities · SARPP · 2024 vintage · released February 2026 · Official API

The same income in Texas is worth

$102,987

at national prices · RPP 97.1BEA RPP SARPPSource: BEA Regional Price Parities · SARPP · 2024 vintage · released February 2026 · Official API

Your income goes +$9,529 further in Texas (+10.2% purchasing power).

Show the math

adjusted = income ÷ (RPP ÷ 100)

Washington: $100,000 ÷ (107.0 ÷ 100) = $93,458

Texas: $100,000 ÷ (97.1 ÷ 100) = $102,987

difference: $102,987 − $93,458 = +$9,529

Where the difference comes from

Price level by component, 100 = US average. Higher means more expensive.

Regional price parity by component for the two states, with the percentage difference.
Component	Washington	Texas	Difference
All items	107.0	97.1	−9.3%
Housing rents	126.0	96.5	−23.4%
Goods	104.4	98.1	−6.0%
Utilities	92.9	87.5	−5.8%
Other services	103.9	97.1	−6.5%

BEA Regional Price Parities · SARPP · 2024 · rel. February 2026 · Official API

Housing reality check

Typical rent and home price in each state — tangible context beyond the index.

WashingtonMedian rent$1,760/moMedian home$564,600

TexasMedian rent$1,403/moMedian home$283,800

US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates · ACS5 · 2024 · rel. December 2025 · Official API

Tax at a glance

Hand-curated, tax year 2026 · verified 2026-07-20

Income and sales tax for the two states.
Tax	Washington	Texas
Income tax (top rate)	None	None
Sales tax (combined avg)	9.51%	8.20%

Tax Foundation (income & sales) · Tax · 2026 · rel. tax year 2026 · Manually maintained · verified 2026-07-20

Official API Manually maintained2 of 3 metrics sourced from official APIs, 1 manually maintained. How every number is calculated →

Washington vs Texas: the read

The bottom line

Move a $100,000 income from Washington to Texas and its purchasing power changes from $93,458 to $102,987 in national-average terms — a gain of $9,529. Texas is the cheaper of the two, running at 97.1 on the price index versus 107.

Where the difference comes from

The widest gap is housing rents: Washington sits at 126 and Texas at 96.5 (100 = national). Texas has the edge there, and it's the main reason the two states diverge.

Housing

Median rent runs $1,760 in Washington against $1,403 in Texas, and the typical home $564,600 versus $283,800. Texas is the more affordable place to buy.

Taxes

On tax, Washington has no wage income tax and a combined sales tax of 9.51%; Texas has no wage income tax and 8.20%. Weigh both against the purchasing-power figure above.

Full profiles: Washington ·Texas. Every figure here is sourced on the pages linked above.

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