City comparison
Austin, TX vs Deltona, FL
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Deltona, FL are 1.3% higher than in Austin, TX. Someone earning $100,000 in Austin, TX would need about $101,300 in Deltona, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,562 a month in Austin, TX versus $1,385 in Deltona, FL. On $100,000, that's 24% of take-home pay in Austin, TX and 21% in Deltona, FL.
- Estimated state income tax on $100,000 is close: $0 a year in TX and $0 in FL.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −2.7% moving from Austin, TX to Deltona, FL ($109,428 → $106,437), while prices change by +1.3%. Net effect of the transfer: −4.0% in real buying power.
- Austin, TX: price level 98.1 (about average)
- Deltona, FL: price level 99.4 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Austin, TX | Deltona, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 98.1 | 99.4 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $101,327 in Deltona | $98,691 in Austin |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,562/mo | $1,385/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (TX) | $0 (FL) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 24% | 21% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $56,950 | $44,940 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX and Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Austin | Deltona |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 120.4 | 108.4 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 82.0 | 87.6 |
| Other services | 96.2 | 98.9 |
| Overall | 98.1 | 99.4 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Austin, TX → Deltona, FL
Roughly even
Buying power −1.3%; rent takes 21% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
65 Fair offer
Deltona, FL → Austin, TX
Roughly even
Buying power +1.3%; rent takes 24% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
73 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Austin, TX is in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX pay area; Deltona, FL is in Rest of U.S.. The last column shows what a transfer from Austin, TX to Deltona, FL at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Austin, TX | Deltona, FL | Real change, Austin → Deltona |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $63,457 | $61,722 | −4.0% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $76,777 | $74,678 | −4.0% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $92,023 | $89,508 | −4.0% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $109,428 | $106,437 | −4.0% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $129,311 | $125,776 | −4.0% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Austin, TX | Deltona, FL | Deltona pay in Austin dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $61,270 | $57,770 | $57,014 (−6.9%) |
| Software Developers | $134,120 | $122,000 | $120,403 (−10.2%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $83,120 | $73,730 | $72,765 (−12.5%) |
| Registered Nurses | $97,890 | $84,180 | $83,078 (−15.1%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.