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

Hot Springs

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Move Score75

Hot Springs, AR

$2,723after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Hot Springs.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Hot Springs are above the US rate in this release, 11.2 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

75

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 75.2, 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

$2,723

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,587
Rent$811
Other bills$1,856
Left$2,723

Stats

Rent
$965
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,390
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
11% below
US, besides rent

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$2,723 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,587
  • Rent$811
  • Other$1,856
  • Left$2,723

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (AR)
−$3,053
Take-home pay
$64,681
Effective tax rate
22.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$811
Groceries
$357
Getting around
$561
Healthcare
$402
Utilities and internet
$223
Everything else
$313
Total spending
$2,667

After tax and rent

$2,723 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,732 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $811.

Work from home
6.2% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
63.7% 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.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Arkansas

The place

22 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
22 minutes each way
Size
100k people
Buying instead
Median home $176,400. About $1,200/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Arkansas income tax tops out at 3.90%. Sales tax 9.5%, property tax 0.52%.

Schools

Students
14,391
Pupils per teacher
13.3
Districts
7
  1. Lake Hamilton School District3,945 students
  2. Hot Springs School District3,576 students
  3. Lakeside School District (Garland)3,538 students
  4. Fountain Lake School District1,248 students
  5. Jessieville School District791 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 Hot Springs calculated?

Hot Springs is in Arkansas, 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 Hot Springs?

About $811 for a one-bedroom and $965 for a two-bedroom in Hot Springs, AR. Hot Springs averages 210 sunny days, a July high of 91°F, and a 22-minute commute.

How do I compare Hot Springs with another city?

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

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