Walla Walla vs Yakima leftover
Moving to Yakima costs you $8 a month
$2,087/mo leftover in Yakima vs $2,095 in Walla Walla after tax and rent ($8 less). −$96 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Walla Walla leftover
$2,095
a month after tax and rent
Yakima leftover
$2,087
−$8 vs Walla Walla
Compare Walla Walla to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Walla Walla.
Monthly gap
Walla Walla → Yakima
$8
less / month in Walla Walla
$2,087 in Yakima · $2,095 in Walla Walla · 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, 34 households moved Walla Walla → Yakima (avg AGI $55,118). 37 went the other way. The whole move →
−$8 / mo
| Per month | Walla Walla | Yakima | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $6,625 | $6,555 | −$70 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,265 | $1,245 | −$21 |
| Take-home pay | $5,360 | $5,310 | −$49 |
| Rent | $1,150 | $991 | −$159 |
| Getting around | $558 | $675 | +$117 |
| Groceries | $430 | $430 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $483 | $483 | $0 |
| Utilities | $269 | $269 | $0 |
| Everything else | $376 | $376 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,095 | $2,087 | −$8 |
To break even in Yakima, you'd need to earn
$79,000
Household gross, versus $79,500 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Walla Walla does now.
The tax difference alone
$0
A year, in state and local income tax. Washington has no wage income tax.
More about Yakima
Walla Walla, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,369 and 197 sunny days; commutes average 15 minutes.
Yakima, WA in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,180 and 169 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Yakima on Yakima wages.
Yakima → Walla Walla →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Yakima than Walla Walla?
A one-bedroom is about $1,150 in Walla Walla versus $991 in Yakima. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $8 a month lower in Yakima. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Yakima have state income tax?
Yakima is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Walla Walla to Yakima?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Washington 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 Walla Walla and Yakima 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.