Moving from Sierra Vista to Phoenix
Sierra Vista to Phoenix: $184 more leftover
$2,570/mo leftover in Phoenix vs $2,386 in Sierra Vista after tax and rent ($184 more). +$2,208 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Sierra Vista leftover
$2,386
a month after tax and rent
Phoenix leftover
$2,570
+$184 vs Sierra Vista
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, 444 households moved Sierra Vista → Phoenix (about 799 people, average AGI $49,574). 510 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Sierra Vista | Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,196 | $5,869 |
| Rent | $832 | $1,277 |
| All other costs | $1,978 | $2,022 |
| Left over | $2,386 | $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 Sierra Vista 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 195 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,750–$3,250
- Container or pod
- $1,200–$2,200
- Rent a truck
- $450–$850
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 Sierra Vista?
A one-bedroom is about $832 in Sierra Vista versus $1,277 in Phoenix. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $184 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 Sierra Vista to Phoenix?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Sierra Vista → Phoenix move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.