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City salary vs rent pages from the same take-home engine. Updated 2026-08-12.

Tools

Start with numbers, not a long scroll.

• Estimate — gross → take-home vs HUD rent
• Compare — two offers side by side
• Before you accept — five pass/warn/fail checks
• Brief — lock assumptions to share

Featured city checks

Full-model cities (no–state-wage-tax in v0). Same engine as the estimator.

• Houston · $120k
• Austin · $120k
• Miami · $140k
• Seattle · $160k
• Nashville · $110k
• Tampa · $120k
• Orlando · $120k
• Las Vegas · $120k

More full-model cities

One worked example per metro. Other salaries belong in the estimator — same tax year, same HUD rent index.

• Anchorage · $110k
• Cheyenne · $70k
• Dallas · $110k
• Fort Worth · $100k
• Jacksonville · $120k
• Knoxville · $105k
• Memphis · $100k
• San Antonio · $120k
• Sioux Falls · $75k
• Spokane · $100k
• Tacoma · $120k