2026
Moving from New Mexico?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Albuquerque, NM, the largest metro in New Mexico on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,665 a year, and $2,138 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 Mexico on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,665/yr
Where people from New Mexico moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in New Mexico 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 Albuquerque | 1,362 | 2,183 | −$1,030/yr | $1,954/mo |
| El Paso, TXfrom Las Cruces | 1,242 | 2,377 | −$2,665/yr | $2,564/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Albuquerque | 642 | 965 | +$213/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Albuquerque | 513 | 856 | −$2,665/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Albuquerque | 482 | 678 | +$802/yr | $428/mo |
| Tucson, AZfrom Albuquerque | 300 | 492 | −$1,030/yr | $2,334/mo |
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Albuquerque | 283 | 459 | −$2,665/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Colorado Springs, COfrom Albuquerque | 280 | 519 | +$213/yr | $1,845/mo |
| Austin, TXfrom Albuquerque | 269 | 398 | −$2,665/yr | $2,152/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Albuquerque | 258 | 448 | −$2,665/yr | $2,251/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside New Mexico by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Albuquerque.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Albuquerque | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$568/mo | −$180/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$567/mo | −$2,335/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$557/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$547/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$541/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$534/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$514/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$508/mo | −$2,335/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$498/mo | −$180/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$497/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$487/mo | −$180/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$483/mo | −$180/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$480/mo | +$168/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$472/mo | +$168/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$468/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$465/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$463/mo | −$180/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$454/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$451/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$446/mo | +$168/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$438/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$435/mo | −$640/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$426/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$417/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$411/mo | −$2,665/yr | — |
Staying in New Mexico
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Albuquerque.
- Las Cruces · $2,347/mo · +$209 vs Albuquerque
- Farmington · $2,289/mo · +$151 vs Albuquerque
- Santa Fe · $1,781/mo · −$357 vs Albuquerque
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Questions
Where do people from New Mexico move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of New Mexico in 2022-2023 is to Phoenix, AZ: 1,362 tax returns, about 2,183 people. The link uses the Albuquerque corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave New Mexico?
On $80,000 for a single filer, New Mexico state income tax is $2,665 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 Mexico go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$568 versus Albuquerque.