Moving from Boston to Jacksonville
You'd keep $814 more a month in Jacksonville
+$9,768 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Boston leftover
$1,880
a month after tax and rent
Jacksonville leftover
$2,694
+$814 vs Boston
| Per month | Boston | Jacksonville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $9,042 | $7,389 | −$1,652 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,416 | $1,492 | −$924 |
| Take-home pay | $6,626 | $5,897 | −$729 |
| Rent | $2,619 | $1,286 | −$1,333 |
| Getting around | $445 | $515 | +$70 |
| Groceries | $464 | $387 | −$77 |
| Healthcare | $522 | $435 | −$87 |
| Utilities | $290 | $242 | −$48 |
| Everything else | $406 | $338 | −$68 |
| Left over | $1,880 | $2,694 | +$814 |
To break even in Jacksonville, you'd need to earn
$75,000
Household gross, versus $108,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Boston does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,205
A year, in state and local income tax. Florida has no wage income tax.
More about Jacksonville
Boston, MA in full
Great pay in medicine and research, brutal winters, tight housing stock.
Jacksonville, FL in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,531 and 245 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Jacksonville on Jacksonville wages.
Jacksonville → Boston →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Jacksonville than Boston?
A one-bedroom is about $2,619 in Boston versus $1,286 in Jacksonville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $814 a month higher in Jacksonville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Jacksonville have state income tax?
Jacksonville is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Boston to Jacksonville?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Florida tax, rent is priced at the same bedroom count, and leftover is the gap. The from-to page also lists IRS households that already made the move, when that data exists.
Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.