Kennewick vs Walla Walla leftover
Moving to Walla Walla costs you $366 a month
$2,113/mo leftover in Walla Walla vs $2,479 in Kennewick after tax and rent ($366 less). −$4,392 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Kennewick leftover
$2,479
a month after tax and rent
Walla Walla leftover
$2,113
−$366 vs Kennewick
Compare Kennewick to another metro
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Monthly gap
Kennewick → Walla Walla
$366
less / month in Kennewick
$2,113 in Walla Walla · $2,479 in Kennewick · 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, 225 households moved Kennewick → Walla Walla (avg AGI $51,698). 259 went the other way. The whole move →
−$366 / mo
| Per month | Kennewick | Walla Walla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,542 | $6,652 | −$890 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,537 | $1,273 | −$264 |
| Take-home pay | $6,004 | $5,378 | −$626 |
| Rent | $1,331 | $1,150 | −$181 |
| Getting around | $636 | $558 | −$78 |
| Groceries | $430 | $430 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $483 | $483 | $0 |
| Utilities | $269 | $269 | $0 |
| Everything else | $376 | $376 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,479 | $2,113 | −$366 |
To break even in Walla Walla, you'd need to earn
$86,000
Household gross, versus $90,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Kennewick does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.
More about Walla Walla
Kennewick, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,585 and 208 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.
Walla Walla, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,369 and 197 sunny days; commutes average 15 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Walla Walla on Walla Walla wages.
Walla Walla → Kennewick →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Walla Walla than Kennewick?
A one-bedroom is about $1,331 in Kennewick versus $1,150 in Walla Walla. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $366 a month lower in Walla Walla. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Walla Walla have state income tax?
Walla Walla is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Kennewick to Walla Walla?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington 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 Kennewick and Walla Walla 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.