2026
Moving from New Jersey?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Trenton, NJ, the largest metro in New Jersey on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,906 a year, and $1,278 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 Jersey on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,906/yr
Where people from New Jersey moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PAfrom Trenton | 6,159 | 9,927 | −$450/yr | $1,507/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Trenton | 4,226 | 6,548 | +$889/yr | -$349/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Atlantic City | 355 | 583 | −$2,906/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Trenton | 223 | 291 | +$1,053/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Boston, MAfrom Trenton | 175 | 231 | +$874/yr | $398/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Atlantic City | 165 | 258 | −$2,906/yr | $1,841/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Trenton | 160 | 238 | +$561/yr | $428/mo |
| Orlando, FLfrom Trenton | 134 | 236 | −$2,906/yr | $1,879/mo |
| Myrtle Beach, SCfrom Trenton | 106 | 166 | +$471/yr | $1,832/mo |
| Cape Coral, FLfrom Atlantic City | 93 | 179 | −$2,906/yr | $2,058/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside New Jersey by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Trenton.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Trenton | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,428/mo | −$421/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,427/mo | −$2,576/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,417/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,407/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,401/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,394/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,374/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,368/mo | −$2,576/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,358/mo | −$421/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,357/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,347/mo | −$421/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,343/mo | −$421/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,340/mo | −$73/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,332/mo | −$73/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,328/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,325/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,323/mo | −$421/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,314/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,311/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,306/mo | −$73/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,298/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,295/mo | −$881/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,286/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,277/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,271/mo | −$2,906/yr | — |
Staying in New Jersey
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Trenton.
- Vineland · $1,736/mo · +$458 vs Trenton
- Atlantic City · $1,503/mo · +$225 vs Trenton
Moving from another state
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Questions
Where do people from New Jersey move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of New Jersey in 2022-2023 is to Philadelphia, PA: 6,159 tax returns, about 9,927 people. The link uses the Trenton corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave New Jersey?
On $80,000 for a single filer, New Jersey state income tax is $2,906 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 Jersey go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,428 versus Trenton.