2026
Moving from Arkansas?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Little Rock, AR, the largest metro in Arkansas on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,907 a year, and $2,406 a month is left after tax and rent.
No state income tax
The strongest leftover metro in each state that does not tax wages. The tax change is versus Arkansas on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,907/yr
Where people from Arkansas moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Arkansas to metros in other states, summed. The move link starts in the city that sent the most returns on that route.
| Destination | Returns | People | State tax change | Left over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TXfrom Fayetteville | 1,465 | 2,473 | −$2,907/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Memphis, TNfrom Jonesboro | 381 | 668 | −$2,907/yr | $2,476/mo |
| Tulsa, OKfrom Fayetteville | 362 | 614 | +$403/yr | $2,319/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Little Rock | 323 | 556 | −$2,907/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Joplin, MOfrom Fayetteville | 214 | 390 | −$74/yr | $2,434/mo |
| Kansas City, MOfrom Fayetteville | 211 | 299 | −$74/yr | $2,020/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Fayetteville | 172 | 228 | +$916/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Austin, TXfrom Fayetteville | 170 | 263 | −$2,907/yr | $2,152/mo |
| Oklahoma City, OKfrom Fayetteville | 167 | 283 | +$403/yr | $2,306/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Fayetteville | 161 | 287 | −$1,272/yr | $1,954/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Arkansas by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Little Rock.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Little Rock | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$300/mo | −$422/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$299/mo | −$2,577/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$289/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$279/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$273/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$266/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$246/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$240/mo | −$2,577/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$230/mo | −$422/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$229/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$219/mo | −$422/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$215/mo | −$422/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$212/mo | −$74/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$204/mo | −$74/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$200/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$197/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$195/mo | −$422/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$186/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$183/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$178/mo | −$74/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$170/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$167/mo | −$882/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$158/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$149/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$143/mo | −$2,907/yr | — |
Staying in Arkansas
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Little Rock.
- Fort Smith · $2,509/mo · +$103 vs Little Rock
- Hot Springs · $2,480/mo · +$74 vs Little Rock
- Jonesboro · $2,454/mo · +$48 vs Little Rock
- Fayetteville · $2,155/mo · −$251 vs Little Rock
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Questions
Where do people from Arkansas move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Arkansas in 2022-2023 is to Dallas, TX: 1,465 tax returns, about 2,473 people. The link uses the Fayetteville corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Arkansas?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Arkansas state income tax is $2,907 a year. The change column is the destination's state income tax minus that figure. A negative number is a smaller state tax bill. Local wage taxes are not in that column. They are in the leftover figure.
Where does a paycheck from Arkansas go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$300 versus Little Rock.