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Moving to Tampa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Tampa has a cost index of 108 vs 109 for Mckinney. Tampa is 1 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,675 to $1,968 (+17%).
If you earn the Mckinney median of $120,273, you would need approximately $119,170/year in Tampa to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 1 points (1%).
Median rent in Mckinney is $1,675/month. In Tampa it is $1,968/month — a difference of +$293 per month, or $3,516 per year.
Moving to Tampa is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $119,170/year in Tampa. The median income there is $71,302.
Estimated monthly essentials total $3,742 in Mckinney vs $4,026 in Tampa — a difference of +$284/month (+$3,408/year).
The median home price in Tampa is $369,079 vs $483,340 in Mckinney. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $1,866 in Tampa vs $2,444 in Mckinney.