Moving from Virginia Beach to Blacksburg
Virginia Beach to Blacksburg: $404 less leftover
$1,823/mo leftover in Blacksburg vs $2,227 in Virginia Beach after tax and rent ($404 less). −$4,848 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Virginia Beach leftover
$2,227
a month after tax and rent
Blacksburg leftover
$1,823
−$404 vs Virginia Beach
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, 43 households moved Virginia Beach → Blacksburg (about 59 people, average AGI $49,256). The reverse flow is too small for the IRS to publish.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Virginia Beach | Blacksburg |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,633 | $4,864 |
| Rent | $1,454 | $1,103 |
| All other costs | $1,952 | $1,938 |
| Left over | $2,227 | $1,823 |
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 Virginia Beach and Blacksburg 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 275 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,850–$3,450
- Container or pod
- $1,250–$2,350
- Rent a truck
- $500–$950
Dig into Blacksburg
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 Blacksburg than Virginia Beach?
A one-bedroom is about $1,454 in Virginia Beach versus $1,103 in Blacksburg. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $404 a month lower in Blacksburg. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Blacksburg have state income tax?
Blacksburg is in Virginia, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Virginia Beach to Blacksburg?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Virginia Beach → Blacksburg move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.