City comparison
Flint, MI vs Jacksonville, FL
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Jacksonville, FL are 6.9% higher than in Flint, MI. Someone earning $100,000 in Flint, MI would need about $106,900 in Jacksonville, FL to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,382 a month in Jacksonville, FL versus $856 in Flint, MI. On $100,000, that's 21% of take-home pay in Jacksonville, FL and 14% in Flint, MI.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $3,999 a year higher in Flint, MI than in Jacksonville, FL.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −9.3% moving from Flint, MI to Jacksonville, FL ($117,402 → $106,437), while prices change by +6.9%. Net effect of the transfer: −15.2% in real buying power.
- Flint, MI: price level 93.0 (cheaper)
- Jacksonville, FL: price level 99.5 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Flint, MI | Jacksonville, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 93.0 | 99.5 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $106,933 in Jacksonville | $93,517 in Flint |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $856/mo | $1,382/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $75,181 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $3,999 (MI) | $0 (FL) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 14% | 21% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,880 | $48,830 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Flint, MI MSA and Jacksonville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Flint, MI and Jacksonville, FL.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Flint | Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 74.0 | 109.8 |
| Goods | 93.7 | 96.2 |
| Utilities | 97.1 | 87.5 |
| Other services | 99.6 | 98.9 |
| Overall | 93.0 | 99.5 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Flint, MI → Jacksonville, FL
Same pay buys less
Buying power −6.5%; rent takes 21% of take-home; state tax −$3,999/yr.
48 Fair offer
Jacksonville, FL → Flint, MI
Same pay goes further
Buying power +6.9%; rent takes 14% of take-home; state tax +$3,999/yr.
90 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Flint, MI is in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI pay area; Jacksonville, FL is in Rest of U.S.. The last column shows what a transfer from Flint, MI to Jacksonville, FL at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Flint, MI | Jacksonville, FL | Real change, Flint → Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $68,081 | $61,722 | −15.2% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $82,372 | $74,678 | −15.2% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $98,729 | $89,508 | −15.2% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $117,402 | $106,437 | −15.2% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $138,734 | $125,776 | −15.2% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Flint, MI | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville pay in Flint dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $65,620 | $61,080 | $57,120 (−13.0%) |
| Software Developers | $101,750 | $130,330 | $121,880 (+19.8%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $74,500 | $79,960 | $74,776 (+0.4%) |
| Registered Nurses | $97,780 | $83,520 | $78,105 (−20.1%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.