Compare any two states

Household income

Currently in

Moving to

Your $100,000 in California is worth

$90,334

at national prices · RPP 110.7BEA 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 +$12,653 further in Texas (+14.0% purchasing power).

Show the math

adjusted = income ÷ (RPP ÷ 100)

California: $100,000 ÷ (110.7 ÷ 100) = $90,334

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

difference: $102,987 − $90,334 = +$12,653

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	California	Texas	Difference
All items	110.7	97.1	−12.3%
Housing rents	154.3	96.5	−37.5%
Goods	106.1	98.1	−7.5%
Utilities	158.9	87.5	−44.9%
Other services	102.6	97.1	−5.4%

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

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

CaliforniaMedian rent$2,036/moMedian home$734,700

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

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

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

Income and sales tax for the two states.
Tax	California	Texas
Income tax (top rate)	13.30%	None
Sales tax (combined avg)	8.99%	8.20%

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

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