Staunton vs Blacksburg leftover
Moving to Blacksburg costs you $483 a month
$1,820/mo leftover in Blacksburg vs $2,303 in Staunton after tax and rent ($483 less). −$5,796 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Staunton leftover
$2,303
a month after tax and rent
Blacksburg leftover
$1,820
−$483 vs Staunton
Compare Staunton to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Staunton.
Monthly gap
Staunton → Blacksburg
$483
less / month in Staunton
$1,820 in Blacksburg · $2,303 in Staunton · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
−$483 / mo
| Per month | Staunton | Blacksburg | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,125 | $6,347 | −$778 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,761 | $1,486 | −$275 |
| Take-home pay | $5,364 | $4,861 | −$502 |
| Rent | $1,055 | $1,103 | +$48 |
| Getting around | $601 | $533 | −$68 |
| Groceries | $388 | $388 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $436 | $436 | $0 |
| Utilities | $242 | $242 | $0 |
| Everything else | $339 | $339 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,303 | $1,820 | −$483 |
To break even in Blacksburg, you'd need to earn
$85,000
Household gross, versus $85,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Staunton does now.
The tax difference alone
+$537
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.7% in Staunton, 23.4% in Blacksburg.
More about Blacksburg
Staunton, VA in full
State income tax topping out at 5.75%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,256 and 213 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
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.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Blacksburg on Blacksburg wages.
Blacksburg → Staunton →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Blacksburg than Staunton?
A one-bedroom is about $1,055 in Staunton versus $1,103 in Blacksburg. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $483 a month lower in Blacksburg. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Blacksburg have state income tax?
Blacksburg is in Virginia, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Staunton to Blacksburg?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Virginia 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 Staunton and Blacksburg 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.