Moving from Prescott Valley to Sierra Vista
Prescott Valley to Sierra Vista: $548 more leftover
$2,386/mo leftover in Sierra Vista vs $1,838 in Prescott Valley after tax and rent ($548 more). +$6,576 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Prescott Valley leftover
$1,838
a month after tax and rent
Sierra Vista leftover
$2,386
+$548 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, 38 households moved Prescott Valley → Sierra Vista (about 73 people, average AGI $37,921). 36 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Prescott Valley | Sierra Vista |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,196 | $5,196 |
| Rent | $1,406 | $832 |
| All other costs | $1,952 | $1,978 |
| Left over | $1,838 | $2,386 |
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 Sierra Vista 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 302 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,850–$3,500
- Container or pod
- $1,250–$2,400
- Rent a truck
- $550–$1,000
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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 Sierra Vista than Prescott Valley?
A one-bedroom is about $1,406 in Prescott Valley versus $832 in Sierra Vista. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $548 a month higher in Sierra Vista. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Sierra Vista have state income tax?
Sierra Vista is in Arizona, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Prescott Valley to Sierra Vista?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Prescott Valley → Sierra Vista move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.