Moving from Yakima to Walla Walla
Yakima to Walla Walla: $8 more leftover
$2,115/mo leftover in Walla Walla vs $2,107 in Yakima after tax and rent ($8 more). +$96 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Yakima leftover
$2,107
a month after tax and rent
Walla Walla leftover
$2,115
+$8 vs Yakima
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, 37 households moved Yakima → Walla Walla (about 54 people, average AGI $68,432). 34 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Yakima | Walla Walla |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,330 | $5,380 |
| Rent | $991 | $1,150 |
| All other costs | $2,232 | $2,115 |
| Left over | $2,107 | $2,115 |
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 Yakima and Walla Walla 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 130 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
Other moves from Yakima
Dig into Walla Walla
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 Walla Walla than Yakima?
A one-bedroom is about $991 in Yakima versus $1,150 in Walla Walla. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $8 a month higher in Walla Walla. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Walla Walla have state income tax?
Walla Walla is in Washington, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Yakima to Walla Walla?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Yakima → Walla Walla move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.