Moving to Kennewick: $2,120/mo after tax and rent

On a $83,730 household paycheck in Kennewick.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Kennewick are under the US rate in this release, 4 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

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 67.7, 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

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After tax and rent

$2,120

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket

Monthly pay$6,978

Tax$1,333

Rent$1,331

Other bills$2,194

Left$2,120

Stats

Rent: $1,585; 2 bd median
Take-home: $5,645; Per month
Tax: 19%; Of pay
Prices: 7% above; US, besides rent

$2,120 / mo

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Kennewick · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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Taxes$1,333
Rent$1,331
Other$2,194
Left$2,120

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,730
Federal income tax: −$9,591
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,405
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $67,734
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,331
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $636
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,525

After tax and rent

$2,120 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 Kennewick, WA
County	People	Median rent	2-bed rent	Home value	Income	Commute
Benton CountyWA	210k68%	$1,256	$1,272	$369,400	$87,316	22 min
Franklin CountyWA	98k32%	$1,171	$1,129	$345,700	$82,755	22 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 $4,246 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,331.

Work from home: 8.7% of workers; ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet: 76.1% 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.

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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: 308k people
Buying instead: Median home $362,200. About $2,542/mo with 20% down.
Taxes: No state income tax. Sales tax 9.4%, property tax 0.78%.

Schools

Students: 63,378
Pupils per teacher: 18
Districts: 11

Pasco School District18,913 students
Kennewick School District18,826 students
Richland School District14,410 students
Selah School District3,784 students
Prosser School District2,534 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 Kennewick calculated?

Kennewick is in Washington, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax and payroll tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Kennewick?

About $1,331 for a one-bedroom and $1,585 for a two-bedroom in Kennewick, WA. Kennewick averages 208 sunny days, a July high of 98°F, and a 22-minute commute.

How do I compare Kennewick with another city?

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

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