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Chattanooga: $2,568/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • No state income tax
  • Rent under 30% of pay

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$2,568

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+$142/mo

+$1,704 a year

Local pay

$83,490

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,958
Tax$1,364
Rent$1,137
Other bills$1,888
Left$2,568

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$2,568 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoChattanooga
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,364
  • Rent$1,137
  • Other living costs$1,888
  • Left over$2,568

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,490
Federal income tax
−$9,982
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,387
State income tax (TN)
None
Take-home pay
$67,121
Effective tax rate
19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,137
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$554
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$3,025

Left over each month

$6,958 gross, minus $1,364 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.

$2,568

County by county

6 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Chattanooga, TN
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Hamilton CountyTN371k65%$1,163$1,139$282,100$72,56822 min
Walker CountyGA68k12%$867$842$173,900$55,88729 min
Catoosa CountyGA68k12%$953$958$214,200$72,42525 min
Marion CountyTN29k5%$840$785$173,600$58,10333 min
Sequatchie CountyTN16k3%$842$802$217,800$52,26030 min
Dade CountyGA16k3%$843$754$166,600$58,93628 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 $4,706 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,137.

Work from home
12.3% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
76.7% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

208 sunny days. July high 89°F. January nights 29°F. 24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
208 sunny days, 89°F in July, 29°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
580k people
Buying instead
Median home $246,000. About $1,592/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 9.6%, property tax 0.60%.

Fit

Money left over
66
Sun and mild weather
68
Being in a big city
50
Public school districts in Chattanooga

8 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Chattanooga
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Hamilton CountyChattanooga45,98182n/a
Catoosa CountyRinggold10,1341612.8
Walker CountyLaFayette8,3791511.9
Marion CountyJasper3,84412n/a
Dade CountyTrenton1,988413.2
Sequatchie CountyDunlap1,9243n/a
Chickamauga CityChickamauga1,258314.9
Richard CitySouth Pittsburg1831n/a

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Chattanooga calculated?

Chattanooga is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Chattanooga?

About $1,137 for a one-bedroom and $1,354 for a two-bedroom in Chattanooga, TN.

How do I compare Chattanooga with another city?

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