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Bowling Green vs Elizabethtown

$531/mo more in Elizabethtown

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Bowling GreenElizabethtownAbout 50 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Elizabethtown leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,447/mo in Elizabethtown. $1,916/mo in Bowling Green. +$6,372 a year.

Bowling Green

$1,916

left each month

Elizabethtown

$2,447

+$531 vs Bowling Green

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Same paycheck, another city.

Elizabethtown wins 4 of 4Bowling Green 0 · ties 0
$4,817Take-home · Elizabethtown$5,327
$948Rent · Elizabethtown$942
$1,953Other bills · Elizabethtown$1,938
$1,916Left over · Elizabethtown$2,447

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In 2022-2023, 49 households moved Bowling Green → Elizabethtown (avg AGI $37,163). 59 went the other way. The whole move →

+$531 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthBowling GreenElizabethtown
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Bowling Green, KY and Elizabethtown, KY
Per monthBowling GreenElizabethtownDifference
Gross pay$6,333$7,119+$786
Income and payroll tax$1,516$1,793+$276
Take-home pay$4,817$5,327+$510
Rent$948$942−$6
Getting around$584$569−$15
Groceries$378$378$0
Healthcare$425$425$0
Utilities$236$236$0
Everything else$330$330$0
Left over$1,916$2,447+$531

Salary to match Bowling Green

$75,500

Gross pay in Elizabethtown that leaves the same amount as $76,000 in Bowling Green.

Tax difference

−$519

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.9% in Bowling Green, 25.2% in Elizabethtown.

More about Elizabethtown

Bowling Green, KY in full

A flat 4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,129 and 205 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Elizabethtown, KY in full

A flat 4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,121 and 197 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Elizabethtown than Bowling Green?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Elizabethtown leaves about $531 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $948 in Bowling Green and $942 in Elizabethtown.

Does Elizabethtown have state income tax?

Elizabethtown is in Kentucky, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.50%.

What changes if you move from Bowling Green to Elizabethtown?

The paycheck is taxed in Kentucky. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Bowling Green and Elizabethtown changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.