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Allentown, PA
$1,917after tax and rent
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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Allentown.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Allentown are under the US rate in this release, 3.1 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
62
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 62.2, 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
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
$1,917
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
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Stats
- Rent
- $1,704
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,361
- Per month
- Tax
- 23%
- Of pay
- Prices
- At US
- Besides rent
Next
$1,917 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,617
- Rent$1,431
- Other$2,013
- Left$1,917
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,571
- City / county wage tax
- −$837
- Take-home pay
- $64,326
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,444
After tax and rent
$1,917 left/mo
County by county
4 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh CountyPA | 375k43% | $1,326 | $1,385 | $276,100 | $77,493 | 25 min |
| Northampton CountyPA | 316k36% | $1,335 | $1,374 | $285,000 | $86,687 | 27 min |
| Warren CountyNJ | 110k13% | $1,368 | $1,543 | $323,100 | $99,596 | 34 min |
| Carbon CountyPA | 65k8% | $975 | $956 | $193,700 | $67,877 | 32 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 $3,920 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,431.
- Work from home
- 13.1% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 76.8% 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 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
The place
28 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 28 minutes each way
- Size
- 867k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $277,800. About $2,172/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Pennsylvania income tax is a flat 3.07%, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.74%.
Schools
- Students
- 121,449
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.6
- Districts
- 57
- Allentown City SD16,769 students
- Bethlehem Area SD12,769 students
- Parkland SD9,996 students
- Easton Area SD7,928 students
- East Penn SD7,851 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Allentown
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Allentown calculated?
Allentown is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. 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 Allentown?
About $1,431 for a one-bedroom and $1,704 for a two-bedroom in Allentown, PA. Allentown averages 188 sunny days, a July high of 85°F, and a 28-minute commute.
How do I compare Allentown with another city?
Put Allentown next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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