Sacramento, CA → Reno, NV
You'd keep $182 more a month in Reno
+$2,184 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 1,108 households moved Sacramento → Reno (avg AGI $105,857). 648 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Sacramento | Reno | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,042 | $7,339 | −$703 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,102 | $1,477 | −$625 |
| Take-home pay | $5,939 | $5,862 | −$78 |
| Rent | $1,677 | $1,539 | −$138 |
| Getting around | $600 | $566 | −$34 |
| Groceries | $424 | $400 | −$24 |
| Healthcare | $477 | $450 | −$27 |
| Utilities | $265 | $250 | −$15 |
| Everything else | $371 | $350 | −$21 |
| Left over | $2,125 | $2,307 | +$182 |
To break even in Reno, you'd need to earn
$85,000
Household gross, versus $96,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Sacramento does now.
The tax difference alone
+$5,002
A year, in state and local income tax. Nevada has no wage income tax.
More about Reno
Sacramento, CA in full
Bay Area access at two-thirds the rent, with California's tax bill intact.
Reno, NV in full
No income tax and Tahoe in 45 minutes; home prices have caught on.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Reno on Reno wages.
Reno → Sacramento →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.