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

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Move Score79

Springfield, MO

$2,742after 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, 5.8 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

79

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 78.8, 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

$2,742

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,584
Rent$865
Other bills$1,787
Left$2,742

Stats

Rent
$1,030
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,394
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
12% below
US, besides rent

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$2,742 / 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$1,584
  • Rent$865
  • Other$1,787
  • Left$2,742

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (MO)
−$3,009
Take-home pay
$64,726
Effective tax rate
22.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$865
Groceries
$350
Getting around
$518
Healthcare
$394
Utilities and internet
$219
Everything else
$306
Total spending
$2,652

After tax and rent

$2,742 left/mo

County by county

5 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 Springfield, MO
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Greene CountyMO301k63%$940$937$203,500$57,48820 min
Christian CountyMO91k19%$979$897$249,700$81,24525 min
Webster CountyMO40k8%$777$726$219,100$69,73128 min
Polk CountyMO32k7%$792$741$189,600$56,68628 min
Dallas CountyMO17k4%$685$636$151,200$53,17734 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 $4,726 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $865.

Work from home
9.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
62.4% 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 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Missouri

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
482k people
Buying instead
Median home $213,400. About $1,480/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Missouri income tax tops out at 4.70%. Sales tax 8.4%, property tax 0.68%.

Schools

Students
67,791
Pupils per teacher
13.6
Districts
26
  1. Springfield R-Xii24,285 students
  2. Nixa Public Schools6,792 students
  3. Ozark R-VI5,959 students
  4. Republic R-III5,318 students
  5. Willard R-II4,578 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 Missouri, 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 $865 for a one-bedroom and $1,030 for a two-bedroom in Springfield, MO. Springfield averages 219 sunny days, a July high of 88°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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