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Blacksburg, VA
$2,264after tax and rent
Photo: Phuriphat Dejsuphong / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
On a $83,730 household paycheck in Blacksburg.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Blacksburg are under the US rate in this release, 2.5 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
68
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 68.2, 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
$2,264
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
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Photo: B / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US
Stats
- Rent
- $1,313
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,305
- Per month
- Tax
- 24%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 3% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,264 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,672
- Rent$1,103
- Other$1,938
- Left$2,264
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (VA)
- −$4,068
- Take-home pay
- $63,666
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,103
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,041
After tax and rent
$2,264 left/mo
County by county
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery CountyVA | 99k55% | $1,206 | $1,163 | $283,600 | $70,769 | 18 min |
| Pulaski CountyVA | 34k19% | $815 | $749 | $182,500 | $60,767 | 24 min |
| Giles CountyVA | 17k9% | $780 | $794 | $143,500 | $64,819 | 29 min |
| Radford cityVA | 17k9% | $966 | $1,020 | $211,700 | $52,791 | 17 min |
| Floyd CountyVA | 16k9% | $826 | $851 | $215,500 | $61,401 | 31 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 $4,217 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,103.
- Work from home
- 8.9% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 67.5% 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
21 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 21 minutes each way
- Size
- 182k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $228,400. About $1,578/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Virginia income tax tops out at 5.75%. Sales tax 5.8%, property tax 0.65%.
Schools
- Students
- 22,408
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
- Districts
- 5
- Montgomery County Public Schools9,461 students
- Pulaski County Public Schools4,385 students
- Giles County Public Schools3,575 students
- Radford City Public Schools3,321 students
- Floyd County Public Schools1,666 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 Blacksburg
- 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 Blacksburg calculated?
Blacksburg is in 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 Blacksburg?
About $1,103 for a one-bedroom and $1,313 for a two-bedroom in Blacksburg, VA. Blacksburg averages 206 sunny days, a July high of 88°F, and a 21-minute commute.
How do I compare Blacksburg with another city?
Put Blacksburg next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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