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

Ocala

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Move Score73

Ocala, FL

$2,436after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Ocala.

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So you know: homicide deaths in Ocala 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

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 73.1, 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

$2,436

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$1,226
Other bills$1,983
Left$2,436

Stats

Rent
$1,459
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
3% below
US, besides rent

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$2,436 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$1,226
  • Other$1,983
  • Left$2,436

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
$1,226
Groceries
$387
Getting around
$581
Healthcare
$435
Utilities and internet
$242
Everything else
$338
Total spending
$3,209

After tax and rent

$2,436 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,562 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,226.

Work from home
14.1% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
72.7% 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.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Florida

The place

26 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
26 minutes each way
Size
388k people
Buying instead
Median home $220,800. About $1,544/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.75%.

Schools

Students
46,352
Pupils per teacher
18.6
Districts
1
  1. Marion46,352 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest one.

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Ocala calculated?

Ocala 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 Ocala?

About $1,226 for a one-bedroom and $1,459 for a two-bedroom in Ocala, FL. Ocala averages 248 sunny days, a July high of 91°F, and a 26-minute commute.

How do I compare Ocala with another city?

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

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