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

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Move Score54

Fresno, CA

$1,768after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Fresno.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Fresno are above the US rate in this release, 8.3 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

54

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 53.8, 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

$1,768

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,651
Rent$1,356
Other bills$2,203
Left$1,768

Stats

Rent
$1,614
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,327
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
8% above
US, besides rent

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$1,768 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,651
  • Rent$1,356
  • Other$2,203
  • Left$1,768

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (CA)
−$3,814
Take-home pay
$63,920
Effective tax rate
23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,356
Groceries
$433
Getting around
$633
Healthcare
$487
Utilities and internet
$271
Everything else
$379
Total spending
$3,559

After tax and rent

$1,768 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 Fresno, CA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Fresno CountyCA1.0M86%$1,300$1,248$362,600$71,43423 min
Madera CountyCA159k14%$1,307$1,143$367,700$75,49628 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 $3,613 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,356.

Work from home
8.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
70.3% 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.

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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
1.2M people
Buying instead
Median home $363,300. About $2,538/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
California income tax tops out at 12.30%. Sales tax 8.8%, property tax 0.74%.

Schools

Students
238,532
Pupils per teacher
20.6
Districts
69
  1. Fresno Unified68,131 students
  2. Clovis Unified43,669 students
  3. Madera Unified19,935 students
  4. Central Unified15,962 students
  5. Sanger Unified13,313 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 Fresno calculated?

Fresno is in California, 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 Fresno?

About $1,356 for a one-bedroom and $1,614 for a two-bedroom in Fresno, CA. Fresno averages 261 sunny days, a July high of 105°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Fresno with another city?

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

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