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Cost difference, salary adjustment needed, rent comparison, and financial impact of this move.
Moving to Denton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together.
Denton has a cost index of 100 vs 114 for Lakewood. Denton is 14 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,733 to $1,491 (-14%).
If you earn the Lakewood median of $85,789, you would need approximately $75,254/year in Denton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 14 points (12%).
Median rent in Lakewood is $1,733/month. In Denton it is $1,491/month — a difference of $242 per month, or $2,904 per year.
Moving to Denton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $75,254/year in Denton. The median income there is $73,719.