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Cleveland vs San Antonio

Metro-area medians — Cleveland, OH Metro Area vs San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Cleveland comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Cleveland and San Antonio cost about the same to live in, but San Antonio households earn about 8% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in San Antonio.

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Cleveland, OH
$59,967
take-home / yr · 20% to tax
$63,847
real value after local prices
San Antonio, TX
$61,314
take-home / yr · 18% to tax
$64,734
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, San Antonio leaves you about $887/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Cleveland
San Antonio
Livability (CityLedger)
51/100
46/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
93.9
94.7
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$77,225
$82,470
Median household income
$72,532
$78,112
Median rent
$1,087/mo
$1,422/mo
Median home value
$234,700
$304,800
Unemployment
4.1%
5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.7%
32.8%
Average commute
24 min
27.6 min
Air quality (median AQI)
—
53
Avg temperature
52°F
70°F

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Cleveland vs San Antonio — frequently asked

Is Cleveland cheaper than San Antonio?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Cleveland and San Antonio metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Cleveland or San Antonio?
San Antonio has the higher median household income — $78,112 versus $72,532 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 8% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Cleveland or San Antonio?
A paycheck stretches further in San Antonio. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $82,470 there versus $77,225 in Cleveland.
Which has cheaper rent, Cleveland or San Antonio?
Cleveland has cheaper rent — a median of $1,087/mo versus $1,422/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).