2026
Moving from New Hampshire?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Manchester, NH, the largest metro in New Hampshire on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $1,539 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 New Hampshire on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax $0/yr
Where people from New Hampshire moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in New Hampshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MAfrom Manchester | 4,002 | 5,876 | +$3,780/yr | $398/mo |
| Worcester, MAfrom Manchester | 240 | 337 | +$3,780/yr | $1,354/mo |
| Portland, MEfrom Manchester | 233 | 334 | +$4,168/yr | $1,178/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Manchester | 166 | 190 | +$3,795/yr | -$349/mo |
| Providence, RIfrom Manchester | 137 | 193 | +$2,604/yr | $1,433/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Manchester | 135 | 202 | $0/yr | $1,841/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Manchester | 111 | 194 | $0/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Manchester | 91 | 148 | $0/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Orlando, FLfrom Manchester | 82 | 145 | $0/yr | $1,879/mo |
| Raleigh, NCfrom Manchester | 72 | 147 | +$2,858/yr | $1,939/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside New Hampshire by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Manchester.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Manchester | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,167/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,166/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,156/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,146/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,140/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,133/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,113/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,107/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,097/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,096/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,086/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,082/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,079/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,071/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,067/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,064/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,062/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,053/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,050/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,045/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,037/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,034/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,025/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,016/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,010/mo | $0/yr | — |
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Questions
Where do people from New Hampshire move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of New Hampshire in 2022-2023 is to Boston, MA: 4,002 tax returns, about 5,876 people. The link uses the Manchester corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave New Hampshire?
On $80,000 for a single filer, New Hampshire state income tax is $0 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 New Hampshire go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,167 versus Manchester.