Moving to Dalton: $2,206/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Dalton.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Dalton are under the US rate in this release, 1.8 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 65.7, 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

$2,206

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,643

Rent$1,124

Other bills$2,004

Left$2,206

Stats

Rent: $1,338; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,334; Per month
Tax: 24%; Of pay
Prices: 4% below; US, besides rent

$2,206 / mo

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Dalton · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,643
Rent$1,124
Other$2,004
Left$2,206

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,730
Federal income tax: −$9,591
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,405
State income tax (GA): −$3,723
Take-home pay: $64,011
Effective tax rate: 23.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,124
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $606
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,128

After tax and rent

$2,206 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 Dalton, GA
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Whitfield CountyGA	103k72%	$907	$859	$198,900	$64,262	21 min
Murray CountyGA	40k28%	$828	$749	$173,300	$67,880	27 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 $4,176 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,124.

Work from home: 4.6% of workers; ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet: 63.9% 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

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather: Not shown for this metro.
Getting around: A car per adult
Average commute: 23 minutes each way
Size: 143k people
Buying instead: Median home $190,800. About $1,320/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: Georgia income tax is a flat 5.19%. Sales tax 7.4%, property tax 0.66%.

Schools

Students: 26,146
Pupils per teacher: 13.1
Districts: 3

Whitfield County11,942 students
Dalton Public Schools7,619 students
Murray County6,585 students

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

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How is take-home pay in Dalton calculated?

Dalton is in Georgia, 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 Dalton?

About $1,124 for a one-bedroom and $1,338 for a two-bedroom in Dalton, GA. Dalton averages 211 sunny days, a July high of 90°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Dalton with another city?

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

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