Median rent is 2% lower in Spring Valley ($1,695/mo vs $1,729/mo). Buying is cheaper in Spring Valley, where the median home runs $381,800 versus $555,300. Households earn more in Austin ($93,658 vs $57,196 a year).
City A
Austin, TX
City B
Spring Valley, NY
How much would you need to earn in Spring Valley, NY to maintain your standard of living from Austin, TX?
A cost-of-living index isn't available for one of these cities yet, so we can't compute an equivalent salary.
Based on BEA Regional Price Parity (cost index) for each metro area. This estimates overall purchasing power; it does not account for taxes or take-home pay differences.
Metric
Austin
Texas
Spring Valley
New York
Population
Median Household Income
Annual
Median Gross Rent
Per month
Median Home Value
Cost of Living Index
US avg = 100
1BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
3BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
Air Quality Index
Lower = cleaner
Top State Income Tax
Top marginal rate
State Sales Tax
Statewide base rate
Median Age
Years
✓ = better value · Sources: Census ACS, BEA, HUD Fair Market Rents, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation
Median rents are similar in both cities: $1,729/mo in Austin and $1,695/mo in Spring Valley. Home buyers face a steeper market in Austin: the median home is $555,300 versus $381,800 in Spring Valley — 31% more expensive.
Metric
Austin
Spring Valley
Software Developer
Registered Nurse
Elementary Teacher
Electrician
Accountant
Higher wage highlighted · BLS OEWS 2023 (metro-level data)
State tax data is not yet available for these cities.
Austin
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
Spring Valley
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
Air quality data is available for Austin (avg AQI 65.0) but not yet for Spring Valley.
Pick Austin if you prioritize higher median household income ($93,658/yr).
Cost of living index data is not yet available for one or both cities.
Median rent is $1,729/mo in Austin, TX and $1,695/mo in Spring Valley, NY. Spring Valley, NY has the lower rent by about 2%.
Median household income is $93,658 in Austin, TX and $57,196 in Spring Valley, NY. Austin, TX has the higher median income. Note that BLS occupational wages in the table above show wages for specific jobs.
Air quality data is not yet available for one or both cities.
State tax data is not yet available for one or both cities.
RPP data needed for salary equivalence calculation is not yet available.
Data last updated: June 1, 2026 · Sources: US Census ACS, BEA RPP, BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation · Methodology
