Is College Station cheaper than Logan?

College Station is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Logan's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, College Station or Logan?

Logan has the higher median household income — $81,144 versus $61,983 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 31% more.

Does a paycheck go further in College Station or Logan?

A paycheck stretches further in Logan. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $84,589 there versus $68,150 in College Station.

Which has cheaper rent, College Station or Logan?

College Station has cheaper rent — a median of $1,195/mo versus $1,311/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

College Station vs Logan

Metro-area medians — College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area vs Logan, UT-ID Metro Area — not the cities proper.

College Station comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

College Station is about 5% cheaper to live in, while Logan households earn about 31% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Logan.

Their widest everyday difference: Logan has the tighter job market — 4% unemployment versus 4.7%.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

College Station, TX

$61,314

take-home / yr · 18% to tax

$67,414

real value after local prices

Logan, UT

$57,939

take-home / yr · 23% to tax

$60,399

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, College Station leaves you about $7,015/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

College Station

Logan

Livability (CityLedger)

44/100

59/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

91.0

95.9

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$68,150

$84,589

Median household income

$61,983

$81,144

Median rent

$1,195/mo

$1,311/mo

Median home value

$301,800

$476,800

Unemployment

4.7%

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.5%

43.2%

Average commute

19.7 min

20.3 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

69°F

48°F

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College Station vs Logan — frequently asked

Is College Station cheaper than Logan?: College Station is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 5% below Logan's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, College Station or Logan?: Logan has the higher median household income — $81,144 versus $61,983 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 31% more.
Does a paycheck go further in College Station or Logan?: A paycheck stretches further in Logan. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $84,589 there versus $68,150 in College Station.
Which has cheaper rent, College Station or Logan?: College Station has cheaper rent — a median of $1,195/mo versus $1,311/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).