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Lexington, KY
$2,227after tax and rent
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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Lexington.
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So you know: homicide deaths in Lexington are above the US rate in this release, 8.1 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
65
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 64.8, 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
$2,227
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
Top things to do in Lexington
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Photo: Navin75 / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 Kroger Field
Stadium at the University of Kentucky
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Historic house in Kentucky, United States
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Bridge in United States of America
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Stats
- Rent
- $1,351
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,272
- Per month
- Tax
- 24%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 6% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,227 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,706
- Rent$1,135
- Other$1,910
- Left$2,227
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (KY)
- −$3,218
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,256
- Take-home pay
- $63,260
- Effective tax rate
- 24.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,045
After tax and rent
$2,227 left/mo
County by county
6 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette CountyKY | 321k62% | $1,101 | $1,119 | $272,100 | $67,631 | 21 min |
| Scott CountyKY | 58k11% | $1,181 | $1,087 | $264,200 | $83,660 | 22 min |
| Jessamine CountyKY | 54k10% | $994 | $871 | $245,100 | $74,886 | 24 min |
| Clark CountyKY | 37k7% | $883 | $879 | $197,900 | $67,824 | 24 min |
| Woodford CountyKY | 27k5% | $1,000 | $903 | $270,400 | $80,006 | 25 min |
| Bourbon CountyKY | 20k4% | $745 | $711 | $211,600 | $56,322 | 25 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 $4,187 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,135.
- Work from home
- 9.3% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 75.9% 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
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
- 517k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $258,900. About $1,826/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Kentucky income tax is a flat 4.00%, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.0%, property tax 0.82%.
Schools
- Students
- 73,331
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
- Districts
- 7
- Fayette County42,138 students
- Scott County9,830 students
- Jessamine County8,331 students
- Clark County5,552 students
- Woodford County4,064 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Lexington
- 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 Lexington calculated?
Lexington is in Kentucky, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.50%. 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 Lexington?
About $1,135 for a one-bedroom and $1,351 for a two-bedroom in Lexington, KY. Lexington averages 194 sunny days, a July high of 87°F, and a 22-minute commute.
How do I compare Lexington with another city?
Put Lexington next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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