

Greenville vs Rocky Mount
$325/mo more in Rocky Mount
GreenvilleRocky MountAbout 34 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Rocky Mount leaves you more
- Rent under 30% of pay
- 221 sunny days
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,454/mo in Rocky Mount. $2,129/mo in Greenville. +$3,900 a year.
Greenville
$2,129
left each month
Rocky Mount
$2,454
+$325 vs Greenville
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In 2022-2023, 209 households moved Greenville → Rocky Mount (avg AGI $40,201). 218 went the other way. The whole move →
+$325 / mo
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| Per month | Greenville | Rocky Mount | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,708 | $6,661 | −$47 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,530 | $1,514 | −$16 |
| Take-home pay | $5,178 | $5,147 | −$31 |
| Rent | $1,101 | $716 | −$385 |
| Getting around | $553 | $582 | +$29 |
| Groceries | $385 | $385 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $433 | $433 | $0 |
| Utilities | $241 | $241 | $0 |
| Everything else | $337 | $337 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,129 | $2,454 | +$325 |
Salary to match Greenville
$74,000
Gross pay in Rocky Mount that leaves the same amount as $80,500 in Greenville.
Tax difference
+$24
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.8% in Greenville, 22.7% in Rocky Mount.
More about Rocky Mount
Greenville, NC in full
A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,311 and 220 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Rocky Mount, NC in full
A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $852 and 221 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
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Rocky Mount → Greenville →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Rocky Mount than Greenville?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Rocky Mount leaves about $325 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,101 in Greenville and $716 in Rocky Mount.
Does Rocky Mount have state income tax?
Rocky Mount is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Greenville to Rocky Mount?
The paycheck is taxed in North Carolina. 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 Greenville and Rocky Mount 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.