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

Montgomery

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Move Score56

Montgomery, AL

$2,167after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Montgomery.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Montgomery are above the US rate in this release, 20.2 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

56

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 56.4, 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

$2,167

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,736
Rent$1,121
Other bills$1,954
Left$2,167

Stats

Rent
$1,335
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,242
Per month
Tax
25%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,167 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,736
  • Rent$1,121
  • Other$1,954
  • Left$2,167

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (AL)
−$3,997
City / county wage tax
−$837
Take-home pay
$62,900
Effective tax rate
24.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,121
Groceries
$376
Getting around
$591
Healthcare
$423
Utilities and internet
$235
Everything else
$329
Total spending
$3,075

After tax and rent

$2,167 left/mo

County by county

4 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 Montgomery, AL
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Montgomery CountyAL227k59%$1,061$982$160,100$58,15321 min
Elmore CountyAL89k23%$1,014$931$213,600$75,55328 min
Autauga CountyAL59k15%$1,200$1,046$197,900$69,84127 min
Lowndes CountyAL10k3%$663$476$80,600$35,16032 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 $4,112 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,121.

Work from home
6.1% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
73.6% 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

24 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
24 minutes each way
Size
385k people
Buying instead
Median home $181,400. About $1,204/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Alabama income tax tops out at 5.00%, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 9.3%, property tax 0.32%.

Schools

Students
54,432
Pupils per teacher
18
Districts
9
  1. Montgomery County26,395 students
  2. Elmore County11,741 students
  3. Autauga County8,888 students
  4. Pike Road City2,822 students
  5. Tallassee City1,507 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 Montgomery

Pay and leftover for every job in Montgomery

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Montgomery calculated?

Montgomery is in Alabama, 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 Montgomery?

About $1,121 for a one-bedroom and $1,335 for a two-bedroom in Montgomery, AL. Montgomery averages 229 sunny days, a July high of 92°F, and a 24-minute commute.

How do I compare Montgomery with another city?

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

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