2026
Moving from Minnesota?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Minneapolis, MN, the largest metro in Minnesota on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,977 a year, and $1,737 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 Minnesota on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,977/yr
Where people from Minnesota moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Minnesota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZfrom Minneapolis | 1,804 | 2,894 | −$2,342/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Minneapolis | 1,640 | 2,111 | −$154/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Minneapolis | 988 | 1,808 | −$3,977/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Minneapolis | 851 | 1,044 | −$1,099/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Minneapolis | 795 | 1,075 | −$510/yr | $428/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Minneapolis | 757 | 883 | −$182/yr | -$349/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom Minneapolis | 692 | 968 | −$3,977/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Fargo, NDfrom Minneapolis | 658 | 902 | −$3,647/yr | $2,705/mo |
| Madison, WIfrom Minneapolis | 545 | 690 | −$835/yr | $1,882/mo |
| Cape Coral, FLfrom Minneapolis | 500 | 887 | −$3,977/yr | $2,058/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Minnesota by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Minneapolis.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Minneapolis | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$969/mo | −$1,492/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$968/mo | −$3,647/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$958/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$948/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$942/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$935/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$915/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$909/mo | −$3,647/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$899/mo | −$1,492/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$898/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$888/mo | −$1,492/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$884/mo | −$1,492/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$881/mo | −$1,144/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$873/mo | −$1,144/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$869/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$866/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$864/mo | −$1,492/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$855/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$852/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$847/mo | −$1,144/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$839/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$836/mo | −$1,952/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$827/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$818/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$812/mo | −$3,977/yr | — |
Staying in Minnesota
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Minneapolis.
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Questions
Where do people from Minnesota move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Minnesota in 2022-2023 is to Phoenix, AZ: 1,804 tax returns, about 2,894 people. The link uses the Minneapolis corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Minnesota?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Minnesota state income tax is $3,977 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 Minnesota go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$969 versus Minneapolis.