Moving from Lexington to Bowling Green
Lexington to Bowling Green: $261 less leftover
$1,917/mo leftover in Bowling Green vs $2,178 in Lexington after tax and rent ($261 less). −$3,132 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Lexington leftover
$2,178
a month after tax and rent
Bowling Green leftover
$1,917
−$261 vs Lexington
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, 60 households moved Lexington → Bowling Green (about 89 people, average AGI $42,500). 66 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Lexington | Bowling Green |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,222 | $4,818 |
| Rent | $1,135 | $948 |
| All other costs | $1,909 | $1,953 |
| Left over | $2,178 | $1,917 |
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 Lexington and Bowling Green 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 156 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,700–$3,150
- Container or pod
- $1,150–$2,150
- Rent a truck
- $450–$800
Other moves from Lexington
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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 Bowling Green than Lexington?
A one-bedroom is about $1,135 in Lexington versus $948 in Bowling Green. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $261 a month lower in Bowling Green. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Bowling Green have state income tax?
Bowling Green is in Kentucky, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.50%.
Did people actually move from Lexington to Bowling Green?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Lexington → Bowling Green move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.