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Lakeland, FL
$2,347after tax and rent
Photo: Contrib123456 / Wikimedia, Public domain
On a $83,730 household paycheck in Lakeland.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Lakeland are under the US rate in this release, 5.2 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 72.8, 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
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
$2,347
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
Top things to do in Lakeland
More in Lakeland
Photo: Jacob Montgomery / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Legoland Florida
Vacation resort in Winter Haven, Florida
Photo: Bruchey / Wikimedia, Public domain Cypress Gardens
Botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009
Photo: Kiran891 / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art
Museum in Lakeland, Florida
Photo: Mike Russell / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 Joker Marchant Stadium
Baseball field located in Lakeland, FL
Photo: Eagles Fan In Tampa / Wikimedia, Public domain Chain of Lakes Park
Florida baseball field
Photo: Ebyabe / Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 Polk Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Lakeland, Florida
Stats
- Rent
- $1,587
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,645
- Per month
- Tax
- 19%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 3% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,347 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,333
- Rent$1,333
- Other$1,965
- Left$2,347
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $67,734
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
After tax and rent
$2,347 left/mo
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,473 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,333.
- Work from home
- 12.3% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 74.2% 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.
The place
30 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 30 minutes each way
- Size
- 761k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $240,000. About $1,676/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- No state income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.74%.
Schools
- Students
- 116,440
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Districts
- 2
- Polk111,372 students
- Lake Wales Charter Schools5,068 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 2.
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Take-home by job in Lakeland
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Lakeland calculated?
Lakeland is in Florida, 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 Lakeland?
About $1,333 for a one-bedroom and $1,587 for a two-bedroom in Lakeland, FL. Lakeland averages 253 sunny days, a July high of 91°F, and a 30-minute commute.
How do I compare Lakeland with another city?
Put Lakeland next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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