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Complete relocation analysis: cost difference, salary adjustment, monthly expenses, taxes, home prices, and job market comparison.
Moving to Dayton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Dayton has a cost index of 85 vs 104 for College Station. Dayton is 19 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,755 to $1,186 (-32%).
If you earn the College Station median of $51,776, you would need approximately $42,317/year in Dayton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 19 points (18%).
Median rent in College Station is $1,755/month. In Dayton it is $1,186/month — a difference of $569 per month, or $6,828 per year.
Moving to Dayton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $42,317/year in Dayton. The median income there is $43,454.
Estimated monthly essentials total $3,733 in College Station vs $2,829 in Dayton — a difference of $904/month ($10,848/year).
The median home price in Dayton is $133,852 vs $343,155 in College Station. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $677 in Dayton vs $1,735 in College Station.