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Blacksburg vs Roanoke

$533/mo more in Roanoke

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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BlacksburgRoanokeAbout 34 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Roanoke leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,371/mo in Roanoke. $1,838/mo in Blacksburg. +$6,396 a year.

Blacksburg

$1,838

left each month

Roanoke

$2,371

+$533 vs Blacksburg

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Same paycheck, another city.

Roanoke wins 3 of 4Blacksburg 1 · ties 0
$4,879Take-home · Roanoke$5,419
$1,103Rent · Roanoke$1,090
$1,938Other bills · Blacksburg$1,958
$1,838Left over · Roanoke$2,371

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In 2022-2023, 343 households moved Blacksburg → Roanoke (avg AGI $50,242). 312 went the other way. The whole move →

+$533 / 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 monthBlacksburgRoanoke
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Blacksburg, VA and Roanoke, VA
Per monthBlacksburgRoanokeDifference
Gross pay$6,375$7,211+$836
Income and payroll tax$1,496$1,792+$296
Take-home pay$4,879$5,419+$540
Rent$1,103$1,090−$13
Getting around$533$553+$20
Groceries$388$388$0
Healthcare$436$436$0
Utilities$242$242$0
Everything else$339$339$0
Left over$1,838$2,371+$533

Salary to match Blacksburg

$76,500

Gross pay in Roanoke that leaves the same amount as $76,500 in Blacksburg.

Tax difference

−$577

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.5% in Blacksburg, 24.8% in Roanoke.

More about Roanoke

Blacksburg, VA in full

State income tax topping out at 5.75%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,313 and 206 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

Roanoke, VA in full

State income tax topping out at 5.75%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,298 and 208 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

The other way

Start in Roanoke.

Roanoke → Blacksburg →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Roanoke than Blacksburg?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Roanoke leaves about $533 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,103 in Blacksburg and $1,090 in Roanoke.

Does Roanoke have state income tax?

Roanoke is in Virginia, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Blacksburg to Roanoke?

The paycheck is taxed in Virginia. 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 Blacksburg and Roanoke 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.