2026
Moving from Michigan?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Detroit, MI, the largest metro in Michigan on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,162 a year, and $1,871 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 Michigan on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,162/yr
Where people from Michigan moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, ILfrom Detroit | 3,990 | 5,005 | +$661/yr | $1,417/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Detroit | 1,501 | 1,782 | +$633/yr | -$349/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Detroit | 1,419 | 2,577 | −$3,162/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Toledo, OHfrom Monroe | 1,416 | 2,344 | −$1,678/yr | $2,249/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Detroit | 1,403 | 2,310 | −$1,527/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Detroit | 1,289 | 1,792 | +$305/yr | $428/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Detroit | 944 | 1,490 | −$3,162/yr | $1,841/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom Detroit | 940 | 1,623 | +$367/yr | $1,695/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Detroit | 918 | 1,384 | −$3,162/yr | $1,107/mo |
| South Bend, INfrom Niles | 913 | 1,609 | −$792/yr | $2,172/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Michigan by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Detroit.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Detroit | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$835/mo | −$677/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$834/mo | −$2,832/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$824/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$814/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$808/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$801/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$781/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$775/mo | −$2,832/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$765/mo | −$677/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$764/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$754/mo | −$677/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$750/mo | −$677/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$747/mo | −$329/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$739/mo | −$329/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$735/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$732/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$730/mo | −$677/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$721/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$718/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$713/mo | −$329/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$705/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$702/mo | −$1,137/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$693/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$684/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$678/mo | −$3,162/yr | — |
Staying in Michigan
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Detroit.
Moving from another state
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Questions
Where do people from Michigan move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Michigan in 2022-2023 is to Chicago, IL: 3,990 tax returns, about 5,005 people. The link uses the Detroit corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Michigan?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Michigan state income tax is $3,162 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 Michigan go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$835 versus Detroit.