Moving between states
One desk for the whole move.
Compare any two states or metro areas on rent, taxes, groceries and utilities, from real federal data. Plan the money side with free tools. Ask a licensed loan officer who does relocation for a living. All in one place, and none of it needs an account.
There is a game here too: guess what homes are worth in Home Price Showdown.
Pick both states to continue.
A worked example
One real pair, run through the same figures the calculator uses.
Example · Ohio to Florida
+$480
a month more than Ohio, at the state medians
Housing decides this one. Of everything that changes between Ohio and Florida, housing moves furthest: $635 a month more.
| What changes | Ohio | Florida | DiffDifference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing (median rent) | $1,034 | $1,669 | +$635/mo |
| State income tax | $118 | $0 | −$118/mo |
| Local income tax (state average) | $105 | $0 | −$105/mo |
| Sales tax (on everyday spending) | $84 | $90 | +$6/mo |
| Groceries, gas & goods | $1,717 | $1,798 | +$80/mo |
| Utilities | $391 | $368 | −$23/mo |
Three ways in
Everything else lives on its own page.
This is a front door, not the whole house. Pick the one that matches where you are in the move.
Two states, every number
The full calculator, plus a written comparison for every pair of states and every pair of metro areas we hold data for.
5,000 comparisons · 387 metrosPlanOnce you have picked
Payment and equity estimators, a program comparison, a nine step game plan, and reference guides on what a move actually costs.
6 tools · 5 guidesPlayHome Price Showdown
Guess what homes are worth and see how close you get. Free, no sign up, and the fastest way to learn what a market costs.
2 games · leaderboards
Your Relocation Specialist
Shawn Siokos
Most relocation advice is written by someone who has never moved a file across a state line. I have. I built this desk because the questions people asked me were always the same, and the honest answer was always a number nobody had put in front of them.
Run the comparison first. If you want to turn it into a plan, that part is what I do for a living.
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