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Moving to Denton is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Denton has a cost index of 100 vs 110 for Virginia Beach. Denton is 10 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,953 to $1,491 (-24%).
If you earn the Virginia Beach median of $90,685, you would need approximately $82,441/year in Denton to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 10 points (9%).
Median rent in Virginia Beach is $1,953/month. In Denton it is $1,491/month — a difference of $462 per month, or $5,544 per year.
Moving to Denton is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $82,441/year in Denton. The median income there is $73,719.