Moving guide · California → Texas
Moving from Los Angeles to Austin
Live music, tech jobs and warm winters. Here's how life in Austin compares with Los Angeles.
Austin is roughly 3°C colder than Los Angeles in January (about 14°C → 11°C), with around 54 fewer sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 42% less in Austin (about US$950,000 vs US$550,000), and everyday costs run about 60 points lower on our cost of living index. Texas has no state income tax, compared with a high state income tax in California. For lifestyle, you gain live music and remote-work hub and leave behind beach and surf. (Approximate figures.)
Weather
- January average
- 14°C → 11°C (-3°)
- July average
- 24°C → 30°C (+6°)
- Sunny days a year
- 284 → 230
- Snow a year
- 0 → 2 cm
Money (approximate)
- Cost of living index
- 165 → 105
- Typical home
- US$950,000 → US$550,000
- Property tax rate
- 0.75% → 1.8%
- Provincial or state income tax
- High → None
- Health care in Austin
- Private, ~US$520/mo (approx.)
Getting around in Austin
- Airport
- 20 min
- Ski hill
- 3h+
- Beach or lake
- 15 min
- Main industries
- Tech, government, music
Lifestyle and risks
Climate, cost and risk figures are approximate and for comparison only. Prices are in each place's local currency.