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

Downtown Springfield, Ohio - 1579116927

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Move Score74

Springfield, OH

$2,614after 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 above the US rate in this release, 7.2 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

74

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 74.3, 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

$2,614

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,605
Rent$829
Other bills$1,930
Left$2,614

Stats

Rent
$987
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,373
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,614 / 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$1,605
  • Rent$829
  • Other$1,930
  • Left$2,614

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (OH)
−$1,586
City / county wage tax
−$1,675
Take-home pay
$64,473
Effective tax rate
23.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$829
Groceries
$375
Getting around
$571
Healthcare
$422
Utilities and internet
$234
Everything else
$328
Total spending
$2,759

After tax and rent

$2,614 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,584 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $829.

Work from home
9.1% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
73.8% 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 Ohio

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
135k people
Buying instead
Median home $155,900. About $1,155/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Ohio income tax tops out at 3.50%, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 7.2%, property tax 1.25%.

Schools

Students
20,515
Pupils per teacher
15.8
Districts
11
  1. Springfield City School District7,288 students
  2. Northeastern Local2,961 students
  3. Tecumseh Local2,555 students
  4. Northwestern Local1,681 students
  5. Clark-Shawnee Local1,650 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 Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.00%. 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 Springfield?

About $829 for a one-bedroom and $987 for a two-bedroom in Springfield, OH. Springfield averages 188 sunny days, a July high of 84°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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