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

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Spartanburg, SC

$2,210after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Spartanburg.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Spartanburg are above the US rate in this release, 8.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

64

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 63.6, 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

$2,210

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,634
Rent$1,141
Other bills$1,993
Left$2,210

Stats

Rent
$1,358
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,344
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
4% below
US, besides rent

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$2,210 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,634
  • Rent$1,141
  • Other$1,993
  • Left$2,210

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (SC)
−$3,609
Take-home pay
$64,125
Effective tax rate
23.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,141
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$601
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,134

After tax and rent

$2,210 left/mo

County by county

2 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 Spartanburg, SC
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Spartanburg CountySC338k93%$1,019$974$216,000$64,19525 min
Union CountySC27k7%$770$792$100,000$41,20028 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 $4,149 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,141.

Work from home
8.6% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
69.3% 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 South Carolina

The place

25 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
25 minutes each way
Size
365k people
Buying instead
Median home $207,900. About $1,421/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
South Carolina income tax tops out at 6.20%. Sales tax 7.5%, property tax 0.56%.

Schools

Students
56,615
Pupils per teacher
13.4
Districts
8
  1. Spartanburg 0211,806 students
  2. Spartanburg 0611,714 students
  3. Spartanburg 0511,066 students
  4. Spartanburg 077,255 students
  5. Spartanburg 015,364 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 Spartanburg calculated?

Spartanburg is in South Carolina, which taxes wage income. 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 Spartanburg?

About $1,141 for a one-bedroom and $1,358 for a two-bedroom in Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg averages 220 sunny days, a July high of 89°F, and a 25-minute commute.

How do I compare Spartanburg with another city?

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

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