Moving to Beckley: $2,499/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Beckley.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Beckley are close to the US rate in this release, 6.8 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

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 71.0, 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

$2,499

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,599

Rent$853

Other bills$2,026

Left$2,499

Stats

Rent: $1,015; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,378; Per month
Tax: 23%; Of pay
Prices: 2% below; US, besides rent

$2,499 / mo

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Beckley · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,599
Rent$853
Other$2,026
Left$2,499

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,730
Federal income tax: −$9,591
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,405
State income tax (WV): −$3,197
Take-home pay: $64,537
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $853
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $611
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,879

After tax and rent

$2,499 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 Beckley, WV
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Raleigh CountyWV	74k65%	$847	$795	$142,600	$52,055	23 min
Fayette CountyWV	40k35%	$777	$771	$104,200	$52,672	30 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 $4,480 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $853.

Work from home: 6.5% of workers; ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet: 59.7% of households; Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job: Ascend WV · $12,000 over 24 months

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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The place

26 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather: Not shown for this metro.
Getting around: A car per adult
Average commute: 26 minutes each way
Size: 114k people
Buying instead: Median home $123,400. About $846/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: West Virginia income tax tops out at 4.82%. Sales tax 6.6%, property tax 0.58%.

Schools

Students: 15,644
Pupils per teacher: 13.1
Districts: 2

Raleigh County Schools10,350 students
Fayette County Schools5,294 students

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

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How is take-home pay in Beckley calculated?

Beckley is in West Virginia, 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 Beckley?

About $853 for a one-bedroom and $1,015 for a two-bedroom in Beckley, WV. Beckley averages 190 sunny days, a July high of 86°F, and a 26-minute commute.

How do I compare Beckley with another city?

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

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