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

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Move Score58

Springfield, MA

$1,756after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Springfield.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Springfield are under the US rate in this release, 5.4 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

58

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 58.0, 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

$1,756

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,664
Rent$1,528
Other bills$2,030
Left$1,756

Stats

Rent
$1,819
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,314
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
At US
Besides rent

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$1,756 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,664
  • Rent$1,528
  • Other$2,030
  • Left$1,756

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (MA)
−$3,967
Take-home pay
$63,768
Effective tax rate
23.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,528
Groceries
$400
Getting around
$580
Healthcare
$450
Utilities and internet
$250
Everything else
$350
Total spending
$3,558

After tax and rent

$1,756 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,731 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,528.

Work from home
8.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
69.6% 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.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Massachusetts

The place

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
463k people
Buying instead
Median home $276,300. About $2,121/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Massachusetts income tax is a flat 5.00%. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.57%.

Schools

Students
67,407
Pupils per teacher
11.5
Districts
23
  1. Springfield23,670 students
  2. Chicopee6,755 students
  3. Holyoke4,795 students
  4. Westfield4,772 students
  5. West Springfield3,998 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 Springfield calculated?

Springfield is in Massachusetts, 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 Springfield?

About $1,528 for a one-bedroom and $1,819 for a two-bedroom in Springfield, MA. Springfield averages 186 sunny days, a July high of 83°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Springfield with another city?

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

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