Salary vs rent · Austin
$70,000 salary in Austin: how much rent can you afford?
On $70,000/year your monthly take-home budget (gross) is $5,833/month. The median rent in Austin is $2,000, which would take 34.3% of your income — Manageable.
Your monthly rent budget
Comfortable (25%)up to $1,458/mo
Manageable (30%)up to $1,750/mo
Stretch (35%)up to $2,042/mo
Risky (45%)up to $2,625/mo
Rent landscape in Austin
$1,100
18.9% of your salary
Budget rent
$2,000
34.3% of your salary
Typical rent
$3,400
58.3% of your salary
High-end rent
Renters in Austin typically spend 22–40% of income on rent. At $70,000/year, you have limited room to cover the median rent comfortably.
Data confidence: medium · US Census ACS 2022 + Austin Board of Realtors data · 2022–2023
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