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

Downtown Flagstaff (7177849494)

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Move Score66

Flagstaff, AZ

$1,957after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Flagstaff.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Flagstaff are close to the US rate in this release, 6.7 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

66

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 65.9, 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

$1,957

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,477
Rent$1,643
Other bills$1,900
Left$1,957

Stats

Rent
$1,956
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,500
Per month
Tax
21%
Of pay
Prices
2% below
US, besides rent

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$1,957 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,477
  • Rent$1,643
  • Other$1,900
  • Left$1,957

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (AZ)
−$1,728
Take-home pay
$66,006
Effective tax rate
21.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,643
Groceries
$390
Getting around
$485
Healthcare
$439
Utilities and internet
$244
Everything else
$342
Total spending
$3,543

After tax and rent

$1,957 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,008 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,643.

Work from home
14.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
64.8% 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 Arizona

The place

19 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
19 minutes each way
Size
145k people
Buying instead
Median home $413,200. About $2,800/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Arizona income tax is a flat 2.50%. Sales tax 8.4%, property tax 0.49%.

Schools

Students
17,544
Pupils per teacher
15
Districts
25
  1. Flagstaff Unified District (4192)8,595 students
  2. Page Unified School District #8 (4196)2,269 students
  3. Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197)1,381 students
  4. Tuba City Boarding School1,040 students
  5. Williams Unified District (4193)654 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Flagstaff calculated?

Flagstaff is in Arizona, 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 Flagstaff?

About $1,643 for a one-bedroom and $1,956 for a two-bedroom in Flagstaff, AZ. Flagstaff averages 272 sunny days, a July high of 106°F, and a 19-minute commute.

How do I compare Flagstaff with another city?

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

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