Moving from Napa to Vallejo
Napa to Vallejo: $123 more leftover
$1,874/mo leftover in Vallejo vs $1,751 in Napa after tax and rent ($123 more). +$1,476 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Napa leftover
$1,751
a month after tax and rent
Vallejo leftover
$1,874
+$123 vs Napa
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, 796 households moved Napa → Vallejo (about 1,538 people, average AGI $70,322). 567 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Napa | Vallejo |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $6,067 | $5,952 |
| Rent | $2,165 | $1,890 |
| All other costs | $2,151 | $2,188 |
| Left over | $1,751 | $1,874 |
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 Napa and Vallejo 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 32 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,550–$2,900
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$1,950
- Rent a truck
- $350–$650
Other moves from Napa
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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 Vallejo than Napa?
A one-bedroom is about $2,165 in Napa versus $1,890 in Vallejo. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $123 a month higher in Vallejo. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Vallejo have state income tax?
Vallejo is in California, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Napa to Vallejo?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Napa → Vallejo move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.