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Syracuse vs Watertown

$246/mo less in Watertown

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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SyracuseWatertownAbout 69 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Watertown costs you more
  • Property tax 1.58%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,015/mo in Watertown. $2,261/mo in Syracuse. −$2,952 a year.

Syracuse

$2,261

left each month

Watertown

$2,015

−$246 vs Syracuse

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Watertown wins 1 of 4Syracuse 3 · ties 0
$5,478Take-home · Syracuse$5,170
$1,236Rent · Watertown$1,139
$1,981Other bills · Syracuse$2,016
$2,261Left over · Syracuse$2,015

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In 2022-2023, 193 households moved Syracuse → Watertown (avg AGI $52,373). 234 went the other way. The whole move →

−$246 / 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 monthSyracuseWatertown
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Syracuse, NY and Watertown, NY
Per monthSyracuseWatertownDifference
Gross pay$7,292$6,817−$475
Income and payroll tax$1,814$1,647−$167
Take-home pay$5,478$5,170−$308
Rent$1,236$1,139−$97
Getting around$543$577+$34
Groceries$397$397$0
Healthcare$446$446$0
Utilities$248$248$0
Everything else$347$347$0
Left over$2,261$2,015−$246

Salary to match Syracuse

$86,500

Gross pay in Watertown that leaves the same amount as $87,500 in Syracuse.

Tax difference

+$314

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.9% in Syracuse, 24.2% in Watertown.

More about Watertown

Syracuse, NY in full

State income tax topping out at 9.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,472 and 159 sunny days; commutes average 22 minutes.

Watertown, NY in full

State income tax topping out at 9.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,356 and 158 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Watertown than Syracuse?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Watertown leaves about $246 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,236 in Syracuse and $1,139 in Watertown.

Does Watertown have state income tax?

Watertown is in New York, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Syracuse to Watertown?

The paycheck is taxed in New York. 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 Syracuse and Watertown 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.