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Moving to Fort Worth looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Fort Worth has a cost index of 91 vs 98 for Lakeland. Fort Worth is 7 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,678 to $1,554 (-7%).
If you earn the Lakeland median of $60,947, you would need approximately $56,594/year in Fort Worth to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 7 points (7%).
Median rent in Lakeland is $1,678/month. In Fort Worth it is $1,554/month — a difference of $124 per month, or $1,488 per year.
Moving to Fort Worth looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $56,594/year in Fort Worth. The median income there is $76,602.