Moving from New Hampshire to Texas
Everyone compares rent and groceries. Almost nobody compares the two numbers that actually decide whether a move works: state income tax and property tax. Here is New Hampshire and Texas, side by side.
Moving to Texas costs about
-$190/mo
less than New Hampshire each month, renting
Worth knowing
The move pays for itself in about 23 months
Moving costs somewhere around $4,190, and Texas runs about $190 a month cheaper. After roughly 23 months you are ahead.
New Hampshire vs Texas at a glance
| New Hampshire | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $402,500 | $283,800 |
| Median rent | $1,491/mo | $1,403/mo |
| State income tax | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| Property tax rate | 1.66% | 1.49% |
| Groceries, gas & goods | 99 | 98 |
| Utilities | 134 | 88 |
Price levels are indexes where 100 is the national average. They cover everyday spending only; housing is the two rows above.
What changes each month
| Monthly | NH | TX | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Housing (median rent) | $1,491 | $1,403 | -$88 |
| Taxes | |||
| State income tax | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sales tax (on everyday spending) | $0 | $91 | +$91 |
| Everyday costs | |||
| Groceries, gas & goods | $1,807 | $1,798 | -$9 |
| UtilitiesBiggest factor | $546 | $357 | -$188 |
| Total | -$190 | ||
What the move itself costs
$3,600 to $7,600
From a container you load yourself up to full-service movers.
Shipping one car adds about $950 to $1,400, against roughly $650 in fuel and lodging to drive it the 4-day trip yourself.
These are statewide figures. Manchester is not New Hampshire-average and Dallas is not Texas-average, so a specific city can look nothing like its state. Compare metro areas instead to narrow it to 387 real places, including which side of a state line you would live on.
Run this with your own numbers
Estimates only, not advice. Housing and income figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024); price levels from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024); tax rates are for the 2026 tax year, compiled from state revenue departments and the Tax Foundation. Moving costs are modelled from published ranges rather than quoted. Every figure is a statewide median or average and will not match any particular household.