2026
Moving from Missouri?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in St. Louis, MO, the largest metro in Missouri on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,833 a year, and $2,069 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 Missouri on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,833/yr
Where people from Missouri moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Missouri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TXfrom Kansas City | 2,268 | 3,844 | −$2,833/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom St. Louis | 2,034 | 2,548 | +$990/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Lawrence, KSfrom Kansas City | 1,166 | 1,713 | +$1,342/yr | $2,334/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Kansas City | 1,158 | 1,846 | −$1,198/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom St. Louis | 1,039 | 1,810 | −$2,833/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Kansas City | 961 | 1,271 | +$45/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom St. Louis | 925 | 1,297 | +$634/yr | $428/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom St. Louis | 678 | 1,012 | −$2,833/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Fayetteville, ARfrom Joplin | 653 | 1,016 | +$74/yr | $2,155/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom St. Louis | 651 | 1,067 | −$2,833/yr | $1,841/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Missouri by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus St. Louis.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs St. Louis | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$637/mo | −$348/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$636/mo | −$2,503/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$626/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$616/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$610/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$603/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$583/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$577/mo | −$2,503/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$567/mo | −$348/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$566/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$556/mo | −$348/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$552/mo | −$348/yr | — |
| 13 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$537/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$534/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$532/mo | −$348/yr | — |
| 16 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$523/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 17 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$520/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 18 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$507/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 19 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$504/mo | −$808/yr | — |
| 20 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$495/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 21 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$486/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 22 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$480/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 23 | Weirton, WV | $2,545/mo | +$476/mo | +$185/yr | — |
| 24 | Brownsville, TX | $2,544/mo | +$475/mo | −$2,833/yr | — |
| 25 | Minot, ND | $2,544/mo | +$475/mo | −$2,503/yr | — |
Staying in Missouri
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with St. Louis.
- Cape Girardeau · $2,618/mo · +$549 vs St. Louis
- Jefferson City · $2,610/mo · +$541 vs St. Louis
- St. Joseph · $2,584/mo · +$515 vs St. Louis
- Springfield · $2,502/mo · +$433 vs St. Louis
- Joplin · $2,434/mo · +$365 vs St. Louis
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Questions
Where do people from Missouri move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Missouri in 2022-2023 is to Dallas, TX: 2,268 tax returns, about 3,844 people. The link uses the Kansas City corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Missouri?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Missouri state income tax is $2,833 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 Missouri go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$637 versus St. Louis.