Moving from Grand Island to Lincoln
Grand Island to Lincoln: $56 more leftover
$2,520/mo leftover in Lincoln vs $2,464 in Grand Island after tax and rent ($56 more). +$672 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Grand Island leftover
$2,464
a month after tax and rent
Lincoln leftover
$2,520
+$56 vs Grand Island
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 189 households moved Grand Island → Lincoln (about 276 people, average AGI $46,624). 94 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Grand Island | Lincoln |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,360 | $5,279 |
| Rent | $1,082 | $993 |
| All other costs | $1,814 | $1,766 |
| Left over | $2,464 | $2,520 |
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 Grand Island and Lincoln 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.
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What the move itself costs
About 97 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,050
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Other moves from Grand Island
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Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Lincoln than Grand Island?
A one-bedroom is about $1,082 in Grand Island versus $993 in Lincoln. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $56 a month higher in Lincoln. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Lincoln have state income tax?
Lincoln is in Nebraska, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Grand Island to Lincoln?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Grand Island → Lincoln move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.