Moving from Johnson City to Nashville
Johnson City to Nashville: $291 more leftover
$2,670/mo leftover in Nashville vs $2,379 in Johnson City after tax and rent ($291 more). +$3,492 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Johnson City leftover
$2,379
a month after tax and rent
Nashville leftover
$2,670
+$291 vs Johnson City
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, 59 households moved Johnson City → Nashville (about 71 people, average AGI $50,136). 50 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Johnson City | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,242 | $6,028 |
| Rent | $969 | $1,392 |
| All other costs | $1,894 | $1,966 |
| Left over | $2,379 | $2,670 |
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 Johnson City and Nashville 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 294 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,850–$3,450
- Container or pod
- $1,250–$2,350
- Rent a truck
- $550–$1,000
Dig into Nashville
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 Nashville than Johnson City?
A one-bedroom is about $969 in Johnson City versus $1,392 in Nashville. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $291 a month higher in Nashville. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Nashville have state income tax?
Nashville is in Tennessee, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Johnson City to Nashville?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Johnson City → Nashville move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.