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Tallahassee vs Valdosta

$325/mo less in Valdosta

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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TallahasseeValdostaAbout 69 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Valdosta costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 232 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $1,870/mo in Valdosta. $2,195/mo in Tallahassee. −$3,900 a year.

Tallahassee

$2,195

left each month

Valdosta

$1,870

−$325 vs Tallahassee

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Valdosta wins 1 of 4Tallahassee 3 · ties 0
$5,272Take-home · Tallahassee$4,925
$1,131Rent · Valdosta$1,051
$1,946Other bills · Tallahassee$2,004
$2,195Left over · Tallahassee$1,870

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In 2022-2023, 43 households moved Tallahassee → Valdosta (avg AGI $41,395). 47 went the other way. The whole move →

−$325 / 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 monthTallahasseeValdosta
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Tallahassee, FL and Valdosta, GA
Per monthTallahasseeValdostaDifference
Gross pay$6,500$6,407−$93
Income and payroll tax$1,228$1,481+$253
Take-home pay$5,272$4,925−$346
Rent$1,131$1,051−$80
Getting around$544$606+$62
Groceries$387$386−$1
Healthcare$435$434−$1
Utilities$242$241−$1
Everything else$338$337−$1
Left over$2,195$1,870−$325

Salary to match Tallahassee

$83,000

Gross pay in Valdosta that leaves the same amount as $78,000 in Tallahassee.

Tax difference

−$3,367

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 18.9% in Tallahassee, 23.1% in Valdosta.

More about Valdosta

Tallahassee, FL in full

No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,347 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.

Valdosta, GA in full

A flat 5.19% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,251 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Valdosta than Tallahassee?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Valdosta leaves about $325 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,131 in Tallahassee and $1,051 in Valdosta.

Does Valdosta have state income tax?

Valdosta is in Georgia, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Tallahassee to Valdosta?

The paycheck is taxed in Georgia. 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 Tallahassee and Valdosta 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.