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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 87 vs 102 for Tacoma. Denton is 15 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,755 to $1,491 (-15%).
If you earn the Tacoma median of $83,857, you would need approximately $71,525/year in Denton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 15 points (15%).
Median rent in Tacoma is $1,755/month. In Denton it is $1,491/month — a difference of $264 per month, or $3,168 per year.
Moving to Denton is roughly financially neutral — costs and incomes shift together. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $71,525/year in Denton. The median income there is $73,719.