2026
Moving from Massachusetts?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Boston, MA, the largest metro in Massachusetts on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,780 a year, and $398 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 Massachusetts on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,780/yr
Where people from Massachusetts moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Massachusetts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence, RIfrom Boston | 10,719 | 16,712 | −$1,176/yr | $1,433/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Boston | 9,602 | 11,370 | +$15/yr | -$349/mo |
| Manchester, NHfrom Boston | 5,694 | 8,549 | −$3,780/yr | $1,539/mo |
| Portland, MEfrom Boston | 3,040 | 4,423 | +$388/yr | $1,178/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Boston | 2,803 | 4,230 | −$3,780/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Hartford, CTfrom Springfield | 2,766 | 4,124 | −$130/yr | $1,448/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Boston | 2,548 | 3,336 | +$179/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Boston | 2,412 | 3,070 | −$313/yr | $428/mo |
| San Francisco, CAfrom Boston | 1,712 | 2,120 | −$313/yr | $51/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Boston | 1,605 | 2,486 | −$3,780/yr | $1,841/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Massachusetts by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Boston.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Boston | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$2,308/mo | −$1,295/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$2,307/mo | −$3,450/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$2,297/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$2,287/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$2,281/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$2,274/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$2,254/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$2,248/mo | −$3,450/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$2,238/mo | −$1,295/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$2,237/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$2,227/mo | −$1,295/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$2,223/mo | −$1,295/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$2,220/mo | −$947/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$2,212/mo | −$947/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$2,208/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$2,205/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$2,203/mo | −$1,295/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$2,194/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$2,191/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$2,186/mo | −$947/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$2,178/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$2,175/mo | −$1,755/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$2,166/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$2,157/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$2,151/mo | −$3,780/yr | — |
Staying in Massachusetts
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Boston.
- Pittsfield · $1,784/mo · +$1,386 vs Boston
- Amherst Town · $1,715/mo · +$1,317 vs Boston
- Springfield · $1,515/mo · +$1,117 vs Boston
- Worcester · $1,354/mo · +$956 vs Boston
- Barnstable Town · $1,149/mo · +$751 vs Boston
Moving from another state
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Questions
Where do people from Massachusetts move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Massachusetts in 2022-2023 is to Providence, RI: 10,719 tax returns, about 16,712 people. The link uses the Boston corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Massachusetts?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Massachusetts state income tax is $3,780 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 Massachusetts go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$2,308 versus Boston.