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

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Move Score76

Alexandria, LA

$2,819after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Alexandria.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Alexandria are above the US rate in this release, 14.8 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

76

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 76.3, 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

$2,819

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,511
Rent$803
Other bills$1,844
Left$2,819

Stats

Rent
$956
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,466
Per month
Tax
22%
Of pay
Prices
10% below
US, besides rent

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$2,819 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,511
  • Rent$803
  • Other$1,844
  • Left$2,819

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (LA)
−$2,137
Take-home pay
$65,597
Effective tax rate
21.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$803
Groceries
$360
Getting around
$539
Healthcare
$405
Utilities and internet
$225
Everything else
$315
Total spending
$2,647

After tax and rent

$2,819 left/mo

County by county

2 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Alexandria, LA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Rapides ParishLA128k85%$942$891$179,100$55,94624 min
Grant ParishLA22k15%$806$629$135,900$61,11230 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,855 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $803.

Work from home
4.5% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
58.6% 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.

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USAJOBS

Federal jobs that pay relocation here

9 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

4 more on the full list.

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The place

24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
151k people
Buying instead
Median home $173,600. About $1,190/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Louisiana income tax is a flat 3.00%. Sales tax 9.6%, property tax 0.58%.

Schools

Students
24,052
Pupils per teacher
13.5
Districts
2
  1. Rapides Parish21,340 students
  2. Grant Parish2,712 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 2.

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Take-home by job in Alexandria

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Alexandria calculated?

Alexandria is in Louisiana, 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 Alexandria?

About $803 for a one-bedroom and $956 for a two-bedroom in Alexandria, LA. Alexandria averages 226 sunny days, a July high of 91°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Alexandria with another city?

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

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