Clarksville vs Morristown leftover
Moving to Morristown costs you $210 a month
$2,513/mo leftover in Morristown vs $2,723 in Clarksville after tax and rent ($210 less). −$2,520 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Clarksville leftover
$2,723
a month after tax and rent
Morristown leftover
$2,513
−$210 vs Clarksville
Compare Clarksville to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Clarksville.
Monthly gap
Clarksville → Morristown
$210
less / month in Clarksville
$2,513 in Morristown · $2,723 in Clarksville · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$210 / mo
| Per month | Clarksville | Morristown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,000 | $6,554 | −$446 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,377 | $1,244 | −$132 |
| Take-home pay | $5,623 | $5,310 | −$314 |
| Rent | $984 | $879 | −$105 |
| Getting around | $570 | $580 | +$10 |
| Groceries | $371 | $369 | −$2 |
| Healthcare | $418 | $415 | −$3 |
| Utilities | $232 | $231 | −$1 |
| Everything else | $325 | $323 | −$2 |
| Left over | $2,723 | $2,513 | −$210 |
To break even in Morristown, you'd need to earn
$82,000
Household gross, versus $84,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Clarksville does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Tennessee has no wage income tax.
More about Morristown
Clarksville, TN in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,172 and 211 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
Morristown, TN in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,046 and 198 sunny days; commutes average 25 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Morristown on Morristown wages.
Morristown → Clarksville →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Morristown than Clarksville?
A one-bedroom is about $984 in Clarksville versus $879 in Morristown. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $210 a month lower in Morristown. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Morristown have state income tax?
Morristown is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Clarksville to Morristown?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Tennessee 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 Clarksville and Morristown 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.