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

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Move Score81

Tyler, TX

$2,762after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Tyler.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Tyler are under the US rate in this release, 5.2 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

81

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 80.8, 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

$2,762

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,333
Rent$1,024
Other bills$1,859
Left$2,762

Stats

Rent
$1,219
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,645
Per month
Tax
19%
Of pay
Prices
9% below
US, besides rent

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$2,762 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,333
  • Rent$1,024
  • Other$1,859
  • Left$2,762

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$67,734
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,024
Groceries
$363
Getting around
$544
Healthcare
$408
Utilities and internet
$227
Everything else
$317
Total spending
$2,883

After tax and rent

$2,762 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,888 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,024.

Work from home
9.1% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
51.7% 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 Texas

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
238k people
Buying instead
Median home $220,800. About $1,636/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 1.25%.

Schools

Students
37,521
Pupils per teacher
14.3
Districts
9
  1. Tyler ISD18,708 students
  2. Whitehouse ISD4,676 students
  3. Lindale ISD4,606 students
  4. Chapel Hill ISD3,072 students
  5. Cumberland Academy2,047 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 Tyler calculated?

Tyler is in Texas, 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 Tyler?

About $1,024 for a one-bedroom and $1,219 for a two-bedroom in Tyler, TX. Tyler averages 220 sunny days, a July high of 93°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Tyler with another city?

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

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