Minneapolis, MN → Nashville, TN
Moving to Nashville costs you $96 a month
−$1,152 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 124 households moved Minneapolis → Nashville (avg AGI $160,597). 97 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Minneapolis | Nashville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,550 | −$700 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,186 | $1,540 | −$647 |
| Take-home pay | $6,064 | $6,010 | −$54 |
| Rent | $1,369 | $1,399 | +$30 |
| Getting around | $504 | $559 | +$55 |
| Groceries | $400 | $388 | −$12 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $437 | −$13 |
| Utilities | $250 | $243 | −$7 |
| Everything else | $350 | $340 | −$10 |
| Left over | $2,741 | $2,645 | −$96 |
To break even in Nashville, you'd need to earn
$92,000
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Minneapolis does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,269
A year, in state and local income tax. Tennessee has no wage income tax.
More about Nashville
Minneapolis, MN in full
Strong wages, good bones, and a January that averages 9°F at night.
Nashville, TN in full
No income tax and a real music and healthcare economy; traffic is the tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Nashville on Nashville wages.
Nashville → Minneapolis →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.