Moving to Cleveland, TN: $2,669/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Cleveland.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Cleveland are under the US rate in this release, 5.3 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 79.3, 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

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

$2,669

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,333

Rent$1,070

Other bills$1,906

Left$2,669

Stats

Rent: $1,274; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,645; Per month
Tax: 19%; Of pay
Prices: 8% below; US, besides rent

$2,669 / mo

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Cleveland · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,333
Rent$1,070
Other$1,906
Left$2,669

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: $1,070
Groceries: $369
Getting around: $568
Healthcare: $415
Utilities and internet: $231
Everything else: $323
Total spending: $2,976

After tax and rent

$2,669 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 Cleveland, TN
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Bradley CountyTN	110k86%	$959	$950	$230,800	$63,789	23 min
Polk CountyTN	18k14%	$668	$651	$136,400	$60,227	32 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 $4,795 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,070.

Work from home: 8.6% of workers; ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet: 69.1% 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 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather: Not shown for this metro.
Getting around: A car per adult
Average commute: 24 minutes each way
Size: 127k people
Buying instead: Median home $218,500. About $1,484/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: No state income tax. Sales tax 9.6%, property tax 0.51%.

Schools

Students: 18,252
Pupils per teacher: n/a
Districts: 3

Bradley County10,202 students
Cleveland5,890 students
Polk County2,160 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 3.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Cleveland calculated?

Cleveland 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 Cleveland?

About $1,070 for a one-bedroom and $1,274 for a two-bedroom in Cleveland, TN. Cleveland averages 215 sunny days, a July high of 89°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Cleveland with another city?

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

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