2026
Moving from Delaware?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Dover, DE, the largest metro in Delaware on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $4,093 a year, and $1,730 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 Delaware on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$4,093/yr
Where people from Delaware moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Delaware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PAfrom Dover | 320 | 539 | −$1,637/yr | $1,507/mo |
| Baltimore, MDfrom Dover | 100 | 149 | −$467/yr | $1,403/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Dover | 89 | 129 | −$134/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Salisbury, MDfrom Dover | 37 | 54 | −$467/yr | $1,458/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Dover | 31 | 53 | −$298/yr | -$349/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Dover | 25 | 41 | −$2,458/yr | $1,954/mo |
| San Antonio, TXfrom Dover | 25 | 67 | −$4,093/yr | $2,411/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Delaware by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Dover.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Dover | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$976/mo | −$1,608/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$975/mo | −$3,763/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$965/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$955/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$949/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$942/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$922/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$916/mo | −$3,763/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$906/mo | −$1,608/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$905/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$895/mo | −$1,608/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$891/mo | −$1,608/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$888/mo | −$1,260/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$880/mo | −$1,260/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$876/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$873/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$871/mo | −$1,608/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$862/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$859/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$854/mo | −$1,260/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$846/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$843/mo | −$2,068/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$834/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$825/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$819/mo | −$4,093/yr | — |
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Questions
Where do people from Delaware move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Delaware in 2022-2023 is to Philadelphia, PA: 320 tax returns, about 539 people. The link uses the Dover corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Delaware?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Delaware state income tax is $4,093 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 Delaware go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$976 versus Dover.