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

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Move Score73

Janesville, WI

$2,458after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Janesville.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Janesville are under the US rate in this release, 3.5 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

73

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 72.6, 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

$2,458

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,611
Rent$964
Other bills$1,944
Left$2,458

Stats

Rent
$1,148
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,366
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,458 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,611
  • Rent$964
  • Other$1,944
  • Left$2,458

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (WI)
−$3,340
Take-home pay
$64,394
Effective tax rate
23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$964
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$575
Healthcare
$425
Utilities and internet
$236
Everything else
$330
Total spending
$2,908

After tax and rent

$2,458 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,424 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $964.

Work from home
7.5% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
71.3% 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.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Wisconsin

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
164k people
Buying instead
Median home $215,900. About $1,679/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Wisconsin income tax tops out at 7.65%. Sales tax 5.7%, property tax 1.69%.

Schools

Students
25,575
Pupils per teacher
13.9
Districts
9
  1. Janesville School District9,355 students
  2. Beloit School District4,958 students
  3. Milton School District3,461 students
  4. Edgerton School District1,937 students
  5. Beloit Turner School District1,669 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 Janesville calculated?

Janesville is in Wisconsin, 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 Janesville?

About $964 for a one-bedroom and $1,148 for a two-bedroom in Janesville, WI. Janesville averages 195 sunny days, a July high of 82°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Janesville with another city?

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

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