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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Lewisville is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Lewisville has a cost index of 92 vs 64 for Fargo. Lewisville is 28 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,096 to $1,573 (+44%).
If you earn the Fargo median of $66,029, you would need approximately $94,917/year in Lewisville to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 28 points (44%).
Median rent in Fargo is $1,096/month. In Lewisville it is $1,573/month — a difference of +$477 per month, or $5,724 per year.
Moving to Lewisville is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $94,917/year in Lewisville. The median income there is $85,002.