2026
Moving from Louisiana?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in New Orleans, LA, the largest metro in Louisiana on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,025 a year, and $2,194 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 Louisiana on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,025/yr
Where people from Louisiana moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TXfrom New Orleans | 4,194 | 7,525 | −$2,025/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Shreveport | 2,974 | 5,255 | −$2,025/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Gulfport, MSfrom Slidell | 644 | 1,138 | +$1,394/yr | $2,104/mo |
| Austin, TXfrom New Orleans | 571 | 786 | −$2,025/yr | $2,152/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom New Orleans | 561 | 917 | +$1,504/yr | $1,695/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom New Orleans | 374 | 499 | +$1,442/yr | $428/mo |
| New York, NYfrom New Orleans | 309 | 360 | +$1,770/yr | -$349/mo |
| Beaumont, TXfrom Lake Charles | 305 | 580 | −$2,025/yr | $2,555/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom New Orleans | 253 | 354 | +$1,798/yr | $1,417/mo |
| San Antonio, TXfrom New Orleans | 252 | 478 | −$2,025/yr | $2,411/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Louisiana by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus New Orleans.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs New Orleans | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$512/mo | +$460/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$511/mo | −$1,695/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$501/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$491/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$485/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$478/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$458/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$452/mo | −$1,695/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$442/mo | +$460/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$441/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$431/mo | +$460/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$427/mo | +$460/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$424/mo | +$808/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$416/mo | +$808/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$412/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$409/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$407/mo | +$460/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$398/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$395/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$390/mo | +$808/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$382/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 22 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$370/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 23 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$361/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 24 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$355/mo | −$2,025/yr | — |
| 25 | Weirton, WV | $2,545/mo | +$351/mo | +$993/yr | — |
Staying in Louisiana
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with New Orleans.
- Alexandria · $2,573/mo · +$379 vs New Orleans
- Monroe · $2,493/mo · +$299 vs New Orleans
- Hammond · $2,355/mo · +$161 vs New Orleans
- Lafayette · $2,314/mo · +$120 vs New Orleans
- Baton Rouge · $2,290/mo · +$96 vs New Orleans
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Questions
Where do people from Louisiana move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Louisiana in 2022-2023 is to Houston, TX: 4,194 tax returns, about 7,525 people. The link uses the New Orleans corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Louisiana?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Louisiana state income tax is $2,025 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 Louisiana go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$512 versus New Orleans.