Moving from Prescott Valley to Phoenix
Prescott Valley to Phoenix: $732 more leftover
$2,570/mo leftover in Phoenix vs $1,838 in Prescott Valley after tax and rent ($732 more). +$8,784 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Prescott Valley leftover
$1,838
a month after tax and rent
Phoenix leftover
$2,570
+$732 vs Prescott Valley
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, 1,960 households moved Prescott Valley → Phoenix (about 3,058 people, average AGI $74,227). 2,432 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Prescott Valley | Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,196 | $5,869 |
| Rent | $1,406 | $1,277 |
| All other costs | $1,952 | $2,022 |
| Left over | $1,838 | $2,570 |
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 Prescott Valley and Phoenix 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
Dig into Phoenix
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 Phoenix than Prescott Valley?
A one-bedroom is about $1,406 in Prescott Valley versus $1,277 in Phoenix. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $732 a month higher in Phoenix. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Phoenix have state income tax?
Phoenix is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Prescott Valley to Phoenix?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Prescott Valley → Phoenix move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.