St. Louis, MO → Nashville, TN
Moving from St. Louis to Nashville
You'd keep $13 more a month in Nashville. +$156 a year.
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 163 households moved St. Louis → Nashville (about 208 people, average AGI $75,810). 126 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | St. Louis | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,679 | $6,034 |
| Rent | $1,144 | $1,399 |
| All other costs | $1,879 | $1,966 |
| Left over | $2,656 | $2,669 |
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What the move itself costs
About 324 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,900–$3,550
- Container or pod
- $1,300–$2,400
- Rent a truck
- $550–$1,000
Dig into Nashville
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
What the move itself costs from where you live now, and how to find a mover you can trust.