Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Move Score53

Albany, OR

$1,605after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Albany.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Albany are under the US rate in this release, 2.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

53

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 53.3, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$1,605

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,898
Rent$1,271
Other bills$2,203
Left$1,605

Stats

Rent
$1,513
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,079
Per month
Tax
27%
Of pay
Prices
8% above
US, besides rent

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$1,605 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Albany
LowerHigher
Albany · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,898
  • Rent$1,271
  • Other$2,203
  • Left$1,605

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (OR)
−$6,785
Take-home pay
$60,949
Effective tax rate
27.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,271
Groceries
$434
Getting around
$630
Healthcare
$488
Utilities and internet
$271
Everything else
$380
Total spending
$3,474

After tax and rent

$1,605 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,467 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,271.

Work from home
10.0% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
73.0% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Oregon

The place

25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
130k people
Buying instead
Median home $344,600. About $2,456/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Oregon income tax tops out at 9.90%. Sales tax 0.0%, property tax 0.91%.

Schools

Students
21,187
Pupils per teacher
18.1
Districts
7
  1. Greater Albany Public SD 8J8,763 students
  2. Lebanon Community SD 93,918 students
  3. Santiam Canyon SD 129J2,912 students
  4. Sweet Home SD 552,249 students
  5. Scio SD 951,998 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Albany calculated?

Albany is in Oregon, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Albany?

About $1,271 for a one-bedroom and $1,513 for a two-bedroom in Albany, OR. Albany averages 156 sunny days, a July high of 82°F, and a 25-minute commute.

How do I compare Albany with another city?

Put Albany next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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