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

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Move Score74

Johnstown, PA

$2,596after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Johnstown.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Johnstown are under the US rate in this release, 5.4 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

74

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 73.7, 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

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

$2,596

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,617
Rent$722
Other bills$2,043
Left$2,596

Stats

Rent
$859
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,361
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
At US
Besides rent

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$2,596 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,617
  • Rent$722
  • Other$2,043
  • Left$2,596

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (PA)
−$2,571
City / county wage tax
−$837
Take-home pay
$64,326
Effective tax rate
23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$722
Groceries
$401
Getting around
$589
Healthcare
$451
Utilities and internet
$251
Everything else
$351
Total spending
$2,765

After tax and rent

$2,596 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,599 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $722.

Work from home
9.3% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
68.1% 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 Pennsylvania

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
132k people
Buying instead
Median home $115,900. About $862/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Pennsylvania income tax is a flat 3.07%, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.28%.

Schools

Students
15,883
Pupils per teacher
12.7
Districts
13
  1. Greater Johnstown SD2,840 students
  2. Forest Hills SD1,792 students
  3. Richland SD1,531 students
  4. Central Cambria SD1,504 students
  5. Penn Cambria SD1,449 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 Johnstown calculated?

Johnstown is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. 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 Johnstown?

About $722 for a one-bedroom and $859 for a two-bedroom in Johnstown, PA. Johnstown averages 170 sunny days, a July high of 80°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Johnstown with another city?

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

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