Prescott Valley vs Tucson leftover
You'd keep $688 more a month in Tucson
$2,526/mo leftover in Tucson vs $1,838 in Prescott Valley after tax and rent ($688 more). +$8,256 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Prescott Valley leftover
$1,838
a month after tax and rent
Tucson leftover
$2,526
+$688 vs Prescott Valley
Compare Prescott Valley to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Prescott Valley.
Monthly gap
Prescott Valley → Tucson
$688
more / month in Tucson
$2,526 in Tucson · $1,838 in Prescott Valley · 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, 254 households moved Prescott Valley → Tucson (avg AGI $70,929). 200 went the other way. The whole move →
+$688 / mo
| Per month | Prescott Valley | Tucson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,583 | $6,950 | +$367 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,387 | $1,505 | +$118 |
| Take-home pay | $5,196 | $5,445 | +$249 |
| Rent | $1,406 | $1,009 | −$397 |
| Getting around | $537 | $547 | +$10 |
| Groceries | $390 | $376 | −$14 |
| Healthcare | $439 | $423 | −$16 |
| Utilities | $244 | $235 | −$9 |
| Everything else | $342 | $329 | −$13 |
| Left over | $1,838 | $2,526 | +$688 |
To break even in Tucson, you'd need to earn
$71,000
Household gross, versus $79,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Prescott Valley does now.
The tax difference alone
−$110
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.1% in Prescott Valley, 21.7% in Tucson.
More about Tucson
Prescott Valley, AZ in full
A flat 2.5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,674 and 278 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
Tucson, AZ in full
Phoenix weather and hiking at a serious discount, on lower wages.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Tucson on Tucson wages.
Tucson → Prescott Valley →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Tucson than Prescott Valley?
A one-bedroom is about $1,406 in Prescott Valley versus $1,009 in Tucson. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $688 a month higher in Tucson. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Tucson have state income tax?
Tucson is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Prescott Valley to Tucson?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Arizona 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 Prescott Valley and Tucson 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.