Moving from Phoenix to Flagstaff
Phoenix to Flagstaff: $1,030 less leftover
$1,546/mo leftover in Flagstaff vs $2,576 in Phoenix after tax and rent ($1,030 less). −$12,360 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Phoenix leftover
$2,576
a month after tax and rent
Flagstaff leftover
$1,546
−$1,030 vs Phoenix
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, 1,387 households moved Phoenix → Flagstaff (about 2,088 people, average AGI $66,376). 1,630 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Phoenix | Flagstaff |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,875 | $5,089 |
| Rent | $1,277 | $1,643 |
| All other costs | $2,022 | $1,900 |
| Left over | $2,576 | $1,546 |
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 Phoenix and Flagstaff 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 220 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,750–$3,300
- Container or pod
- $1,200–$2,250
- Rent a truck
- $450–$900
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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 Flagstaff than Phoenix?
A one-bedroom is about $1,277 in Phoenix versus $1,643 in Flagstaff. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $1,030 a month lower in Flagstaff. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Flagstaff have state income tax?
Flagstaff is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Phoenix to Flagstaff?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Phoenix → Flagstaff move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.