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Move Score48

Vallejo, CA

$1,249after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Vallejo.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in Vallejo are above the US rate in this release, 7.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

48

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 48.4, 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

$1,249

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,651
Rent$1,890
Other bills$2,188
Left$1,249

Stats

Rent
$2,250
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,327
Per month
Tax
24%
Of pay
Prices
8% above
US, besides rent

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$1,249 / mo

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

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,651
  • Rent$1,890
  • Other$2,188
  • Left$1,249

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (CA)
−$3,814
Take-home pay
$63,920
Effective tax rate
23.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,890
Groceries
$433
Getting around
$618
Healthcare
$487
Utilities and internet
$271
Everything else
$379
Total spending
$4,078

After tax and rent

$1,249 left/mo

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,094 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,890.

Work from home
10.9% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.3% 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 California

The place

32 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
32 minutes each way
Size
451k people
Buying instead
Median home $589,600. About $4,123/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
California income tax tops out at 12.30%. Sales tax 8.8%, property tax 0.75%.

Schools

Students
61,520
Pupils per teacher
22.6
Districts
16
  1. Fairfield-Suisun Unified20,359 students
  2. Vacaville Unified12,717 students
  3. Vallejo City Unified9,653 students
  4. Travis Unified5,405 students
  5. Benicia Unified4,346 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

Schools in Vallejo

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Take-home by job in Vallejo

Pay and leftover for every job in Vallejo

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Vallejo calculated?

Vallejo is in California, 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 Vallejo?

About $1,890 for a one-bedroom and $2,250 for a two-bedroom in Vallejo, CA. Vallejo averages 246 sunny days, a July high of 87°F, and a 32-minute commute.

How do I compare Vallejo with another city?

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

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