Worcester vs Pittsfield leftover
Moving to Pittsfield costs you $283 a month
$2,160/mo leftover in Pittsfield vs $2,443 in Worcester after tax and rent ($283 less). −$3,396 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms. Not a cost-of-living index.
Worcester leftover
$2,443
a month after tax and rent
Pittsfield leftover
$2,160
−$283 vs Worcester
Compare Worcester to another metro
Same paycheck. Try a different city next to Worcester.
Monthly gap
Worcester → Pittsfield
$283
less / month in Worcester
$2,160 in Pittsfield · $2,443 in Worcester · 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, 62 households moved Worcester → Pittsfield (avg AGI $89,306). 54 went the other way. The whole move →
−$283 / mo
| Per month | Worcester | Pittsfield | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,333 | $7,242 | −$1,091 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,170 | $1,792 | −$378 |
| Take-home pay | $6,163 | $5,450 | −$713 |
| Rent | $1,745 | $1,312 | −$433 |
| Getting around | $524 | $527 | +$3 |
| Groceries | $400 | $400 | $0 |
| Healthcare | $450 | $450 | $0 |
| Utilities | $250 | $250 | $0 |
| Everything else | $350 | $350 | $0 |
| Left over | $2,443 | $2,160 | −$283 |
To break even in Pittsfield, you'd need to earn
$92,000
Household gross, versus $100,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Worcester does now.
The tax difference alone
+$655
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 26.0% in Worcester, 24.7% in Pittsfield.
More about Pittsfield
Worcester, MA in full
A flat 5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $2,077 and 186 sunny days; commutes average 30 minutes.
Pittsfield, MA in full
A flat 5% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,562 and 184 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Pittsfield on Pittsfield wages.
Pittsfield → Worcester →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Pittsfield than Worcester?
A one-bedroom is about $1,745 in Worcester versus $1,312 in Pittsfield. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $283 a month lower in Pittsfield. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Pittsfield have state income tax?
Pittsfield is in Massachusetts, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Worcester to Pittsfield?
Take-home pay is recalculated under Massachusetts 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 Worcester and Pittsfield 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.