Moving from Columbus to Lexington Park
You'd keep $557 more a month in Lexington Park
+$6,684 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
Columbus leftover
$2,646
a month after tax and rent
Lexington Park leftover
$3,203
+$557 vs Columbus
| Per month | Columbus | Lexington Park | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,583 | $9,757 | +$2,173 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,888 | $2,939 | +$1,051 |
| Take-home pay | $5,695 | $6,818 | +$1,123 |
| Rent | $1,174 | $1,593 | +$419 |
| Getting around | $526 | $541 | +$15 |
| Groceries | $372 | $408 | +$36 |
| Healthcare | $419 | $459 | +$40 |
| Utilities | $233 | $255 | +$22 |
| Everything else | $326 | $357 | +$31 |
| Left over | $2,646 | $3,203 | +$557 |
To break even in Lexington Park, you'd need to earn
$106,500
Household gross, versus $91,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Columbus does now.
The tax difference alone
−$4,875
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.9% in Columbus, 30.1% in Lexington Park.
More about Lexington Park
Columbus, OH in full
The most affordable large metro with a growing white-collar job base.
Lexington Park, MD in full
State income tax topping out at 5.75%, a median 2-bedroom estimated asking rent of $1,896 and 216 sunny days; commutes average 35 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Lexington Park on Lexington Park wages.
Lexington Park → Columbus →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Lexington Park than Columbus?
A one-bedroom is about $1,174 in Columbus versus $1,593 in Lexington Park. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $557 a month higher in Lexington Park. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Lexington Park have state income tax?
Lexington Park is in Maryland, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.
What changes if you move from Columbus to Lexington Park?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Maryland 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.