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

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Move Score66

Ann Arbor, MI

$2,043after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Ann Arbor.

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So you know: homicide deaths in Ann Arbor are under the US rate in this release, 3.5 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

66

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 66.4, 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

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After tax and rent

$2,043

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,679
Rent$1,492
Other bills$1,763
Left$2,043

Stats

Rent
$1,776
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,298
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,043 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,679
  • Rent$1,492
  • Other$1,763
  • Left$2,043

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (MI)
−$3,321
City / county wage tax
−$837
Take-home pay
$63,576
Effective tax rate
24.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,492
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$394
Healthcare
$425
Utilities and internet
$236
Everything else
$330
Total spending
$3,255

After tax and rent

$2,043 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,011 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,492.

Work from home
16.7% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
81.9% 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.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Michigan

The place

23 min commute. One car.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
One car
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
368k people
Buying instead
Median home $353,000. About $2,707/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Michigan income tax is a flat 4.25%, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 1.56%.

Schools

Students
42,508
Pupils per teacher
14.9
Districts
21
  1. Ann Arbor Public Schools16,871 students
  2. Saline Area Schools4,683 students
  3. Ypsilanti Community Schools3,872 students
  4. Lincoln Consolidated School District3,416 students
  5. Dexter Community School District3,311 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 Ann Arbor calculated?

Ann Arbor is in Michigan, 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 Ann Arbor?

About $1,492 for a one-bedroom and $1,776 for a two-bedroom in Ann Arbor, MI. Ann Arbor averages 173 sunny days, a July high of 82°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Ann Arbor with another city?

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

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