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

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Move Score70

Longview, WA

$2,320after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Longview.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Longview are under the US rate in this release, 3 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

70

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 70.3, 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

$2,320

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$1,100
Other bills$2,225
Left$2,320

Stats

Rent
$1,309
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
7% above
US, besides rent

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$2,320 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$1,100
  • Other$2,225
  • Left$2,320

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
$1,100
Groceries
$430
Getting around
$667
Healthcare
$483
Utilities and internet
$269
Everything else
$376
Total spending
$3,325

After tax and rent

$2,320 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,446 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,100.

Work from home
7.3% of workers
ACS 2023 5-year
Home internet
70.4% 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 2023 5-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

27 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
27 minutes each way
Size
112k people
Buying instead
Median home $367,400. About $2,588/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 9.4%, property tax 0.81%.

Schools

Students
17,066
Pupils per teacher
17.6
Districts
6
  1. Longview School District6,382 students
  2. Kelso School District4,960 students
  3. Woodland School District2,429 students
  4. Castle Rock School District1,484 students
  5. Kalama School District1,138 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 Longview calculated?

Longview 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 Longview?

About $1,100 for a one-bedroom and $1,309 for a two-bedroom in Longview, WA. Longview averages 138 sunny days, a July high of 78°F, and a 27-minute commute.

How do I compare Longview with another city?

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

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