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Huntington vs Lexington

$107/mo less in Lexington

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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HuntingtonLexingtonAbout 102 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Lexington costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,184/mo in Lexington. $2,291/mo in Huntington. −$1,284 a year.

Huntington

$2,291

left each month

Lexington

$2,184

−$107 vs Huntington

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Same paycheck, another city.

Lexington wins 2 of 4Huntington 2 · ties 0
$5,110Take-home · Lexington$5,228
$801Rent · Huntington$1,135
$2,018Other bills · Lexington$1,909
$2,291Left over · Huntington$2,184

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In 2022-2023, 84 households moved Huntington → Lexington (avg AGI $54,238). The whole move →

−$107 / 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 monthHuntingtonLexington
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Huntington, WV and Lexington, KY
Per monthHuntingtonLexingtonDifference
Gross pay$6,625$6,968+$343
Income and payroll tax$1,515$1,739+$225
Take-home pay$5,110$5,228+$118
Rent$801$1,135+$334
Getting around$607$541−$66
Groceries$389$378−$11
Healthcare$438$425−$13
Utilities$243$236−$7
Everything else$341$330−$11
Left over$2,291$2,184−$107

Salary to match Huntington

$85,500

Gross pay in Lexington that leaves the same amount as $79,500 in Huntington.

Tax difference

−$1,475

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 22.9% in Huntington, 25.0% in Lexington.

More about Lexington

Huntington, WV in full

State income tax topping out at 4.82%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $954 and 199 sunny days; commutes average 24 minutes.

Lexington, KY in full

A flat 4% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,351 and 194 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Lexington than Huntington?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Lexington leaves about $107 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $801 in Huntington and $1,135 in Lexington.

Does Lexington have state income tax?

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

What changes if you move from Huntington to Lexington?

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 Huntington and Lexington 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.