2026
Moving from Florida?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Miami, FL, the largest metro in Florida on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $1,107 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 Florida on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax $0/yr
Where people from Florida moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NYfrom Miami | 17,505 | 24,938 | +$3,795/yr | -$349/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom Miami | 11,022 | 18,519 | +$3,529/yr | $1,695/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Miami | 5,789 | 8,854 | +$3,959/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Miami | 5,655 | 9,811 | $0/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Miami | 5,302 | 8,619 | $0/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Miami | 5,159 | 7,503 | +$3,823/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Boston, MAfrom Miami | 4,363 | 6,324 | +$3,780/yr | $398/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Miami | 4,083 | 5,711 | +$3,467/yr | $428/mo |
| Charlotte, NCfrom Miami | 3,837 | 6,228 | +$2,858/yr | $1,869/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Miami | 3,568 | 5,020 | +$2,878/yr | $1,587/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Florida by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Miami.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Miami | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,599/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,598/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,588/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,578/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,572/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,565/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,545/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,539/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,529/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,528/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,518/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,514/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,511/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,503/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,499/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,496/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,494/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,485/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,482/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,477/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,469/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,466/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,457/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,448/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,442/mo | $0/yr | — |
Staying in Florida
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Miami.
- Sebring · $2,422/mo · +$1,315 vs Miami
- Homosassa Springs · $2,343/mo · +$1,236 vs Miami
- Wildwood · $2,334/mo · +$1,227 vs Miami
- Tallahassee · $2,312/mo · +$1,205 vs Miami
- Jacksonville · $2,194/mo · +$1,087 vs Miami
Moving from another state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Questions
Where do people from Florida move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Florida in 2022-2023 is to New York, NY: 17,505 tax returns, about 24,938 people. The link uses the Miami corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Florida?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Florida state income tax is $0 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 Florida go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,599 versus Miami.