Carson City vs Reno leftover
You'd keep $23 more a month in Reno
$2,299/mo leftover in Reno vs $2,276 in Carson City after tax and rent ($23 more). +$276 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Carson City leftover
$2,276
a month after tax and rent
Reno leftover
$2,299
+$23 vs Carson City
Compare Carson City to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Carson City.
Monthly gap
Carson City → Reno
$23
more / month in Reno
$2,299 in Reno · $2,276 in Carson City · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 889 households moved Carson City → Reno (avg AGI $79,845). 756 went the other way. The whole move →
+$23 / mo
| Per month | Carson City | Reno | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,875 | $7,352 | +$477 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,340 | $1,481 | +$141 |
| Take-home pay | $5,535 | $5,871 | +$336 |
| Rent | $1,293 | $1,556 | +$263 |
| Getting around | $568 | $566 | −$2 |
| Groceries | $386 | $400 | +$14 |
| Healthcare | $434 | $450 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $241 | $250 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $337 | $350 | +$13 |
| Left over | $2,276 | $2,299 | +$23 |
To break even in Reno, you'd need to earn
$88,000
Household gross, versus $82,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Carson City does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Nevada has no wage income tax.
More about Reno
Carson City, NV in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,539 and 263 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
Reno, NV in full
No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Reno on Reno wages.
Reno → Carson City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Reno than Carson City?
A one-bedroom is about $1,293 in Carson City versus $1,556 in Reno. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $23 a month higher in Reno. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Reno have state income tax?
Reno is in Nevada, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Carson City to Reno?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Nevada 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.
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Carson City and Reno moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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.