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

Clarksville

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Move Score79

Clarksville, TN

$2,745after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Clarksville.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Clarksville are above the US rate in this release, 9.3 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

79

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 78.7, 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

$2,745

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$984
Other bills$1,916
Left$2,745

Stats

Rent
$1,172
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
7% below
US, besides rent

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$2,745 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Clarksville
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Clarksville · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$984
  • Other$1,916
  • Left$2,745

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (TN)
None
Take-home pay
$67,734
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$984
Groceries
$371
Getting around
$570
Healthcare
$418
Utilities and internet
$232
Everything else
$325
Total spending
$2,900

After tax and rent

$2,745 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.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Clarksville, TN
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Montgomery CountyTN228k69%$1,219$1,115$248,300$72,36527 min
Christian CountyKY73k22%$999$924$149,200$54,19019 min
Trigg CountyKY14k4%$802$700$192,000$54,63025 min
Stewart CountyTN14k4%$837$727$182,700$62,05238 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 $4,871 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $984.

Work from home
9.5% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
73.2% 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 Tennessee

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
329k people
Buying instead
Median home $229,400. About $1,583/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 9.6%, property tax 0.64%.

Schools

Students
51,403
Pupils per teacher
81.3
Districts
4
  1. Montgomery County39,385 students
  2. Christian County8,092 students
  3. Stewart County1,972 students
  4. Trigg County1,954 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 4.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Clarksville calculated?

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

What does rent cost in Clarksville?

About $984 for a one-bedroom and $1,172 for a two-bedroom in Clarksville, TN. Clarksville averages 211 sunny days, a July high of 89°F, and a 26-minute commute.

How do I compare Clarksville with another city?

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

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