Moving from Phoenix to Prescott Valley
Phoenix to Prescott Valley: $733 less leftover
$1,843/mo leftover in Prescott Valley vs $2,576 in Phoenix after tax and rent ($733 less). −$8,796 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Phoenix leftover
$2,576
a month after tax and rent
Prescott Valley leftover
$1,843
−$733 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, 2,432 households moved Phoenix → Prescott Valley (about 4,171 people, average AGI $89,483). 1,960 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Phoenix | Prescott Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,875 | $5,201 |
| Rent | $1,277 | $1,406 |
| All other costs | $2,022 | $1,952 |
| Left over | $2,576 | $1,843 |
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 Prescott Valley 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 125 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,100
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Other moves from Phoenix
Dig into Prescott Valley
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 Prescott Valley than Phoenix?
A one-bedroom is about $1,277 in Phoenix versus $1,406 in Prescott Valley. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $733 a month lower in Prescott Valley. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Prescott Valley have state income tax?
Prescott Valley is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Phoenix to Prescott Valley?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Phoenix → Prescott Valley move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.