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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 119 for Lancaster. New Braunfels is 18 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $2,381 to $1,567 (-34%).
If you earn the Lancaster median of $76,083, you would need approximately $64,575/year in New Braunfels to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 18 points (15%).
Median rent in Lancaster is $2,381/month. In New Braunfels it is $1,567/month — a difference of $814 per month, or $9,768 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 $64,575/year in New Braunfels. The median income there is $88,257.