Tucson vs Prescott Valley leftover
Moving to Prescott Valley costs you $688 a month
$1,843/mo leftover in Prescott Valley vs $2,531 in Tucson after tax and rent ($688 less). −$8,256 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Tucson leftover
$2,531
a month after tax and rent
Prescott Valley leftover
$1,843
−$688 vs Tucson
Compare Tucson to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Tucson.
Monthly gap
Tucson → Prescott Valley
$688
less / month in Tucson
$1,843 in Prescott Valley · $2,531 in Tucson · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
In 2022-2023, 200 households moved Tucson → Prescott Valley (avg AGI $61,100). 254 went the other way. The whole move →
−$688 / mo
| Per month | Tucson | Prescott Valley | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,958 | $6,591 | −$367 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,508 | $1,390 | −$118 |
| Take-home pay | $5,450 | $5,201 | −$249 |
| Rent | $1,009 | $1,406 | +$397 |
| Getting around | $547 | $537 | −$10 |
| Groceries | $376 | $390 | +$14 |
| Healthcare | $423 | $439 | +$16 |
| Utilities | $235 | $244 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $329 | $342 | +$13 |
| Left over | $2,531 | $1,843 | −$688 |
To break even in Prescott Valley, you'd need to earn
$91,500
Household gross, versus $83,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Tucson does now.
The tax difference alone
+$110
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 21.7% in Tucson, 21.1% in Prescott Valley.
More about Prescott Valley
Tucson, AZ in full
Phoenix weather and hiking at a serious discount, on lower wages.
Prescott Valley, AZ in full
A flat 2.5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,674 and 278 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Prescott Valley on Prescott Valley wages.
Prescott Valley → Tucson →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Prescott Valley than Tucson?
A one-bedroom is about $1,009 in Tucson versus $1,406 in Prescott Valley. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $688 a month lower in Prescott Valley. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Prescott Valley have state income tax?
Prescott Valley is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Tucson to Prescott Valley?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Arizona 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 Tucson and Prescott Valley 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.