Sioux Falls, SD → Tucson, AZ
Moving to Tucson costs you $431 a month
−$5,172 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 29 households moved Sioux Falls → Tucson (avg AGI $83,379). The whole move →
| Per month | Sioux Falls | Tucson | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,250 | $6,938 | −$312 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,451 | $1,501 | +$51 |
| Take-home pay | $5,799 | $5,437 | −$362 |
| Rent | $1,005 | $1,022 | +$17 |
| Getting around | $539 | $547 | +$8 |
| Groceries | $364 | $376 | +$12 |
| Healthcare | $410 | $423 | +$13 |
| Utilities | $228 | $235 | +$7 |
| Everything else | $319 | $329 | +$10 |
| Left over | $2,936 | $2,505 | −$431 |
To break even in Tucson, you'd need to earn
$91,000
Household gross, versus $87,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Sioux Falls does now.
The tax difference alone
−$1,716
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 20.0% in Sioux Falls, 21.6% in Tucson.
More about Tucson
Sioux Falls, SD in full
No income tax, an 18-minute commute, and nothing to do in February.
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 → Sioux Falls →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.