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Moving to New Braunfels looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
New Braunfels has a cost index of 101 vs 85 for Dayton. New Braunfels is 16 points more expensive overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,186 to $1,567 (+32%).
If you earn the Dayton median of $43,454, you would need approximately $51,634/year in New Braunfels to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 16 points (19%).
Median rent in Dayton is $1,186/month. In New Braunfels it is $1,567/month — a difference of +$381 per month, or $4,572 per year.
Moving to New Braunfels looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $51,634/year in New Braunfels. The median income there is $88,257.