2026
Moving from Oklahoma?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Oklahoma City, OK, the largest metro in Oklahoma on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,310 a year, and $2,306 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 Oklahoma on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,310/yr
Where people from Oklahoma moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma City | 2,337 | 3,766 | −$3,310/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Oklahoma City | 705 | 1,285 | −$3,310/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Oklahoma City | 446 | 703 | −$432/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Oklahoma City | 391 | 638 | +$157/yr | $428/mo |
| Austin, TXfrom Oklahoma City | 352 | 510 | −$3,310/yr | $2,152/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Oklahoma City | 342 | 586 | −$1,675/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom Oklahoma City | 334 | 575 | −$3,310/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Fayetteville, ARfrom Tulsa | 308 | 501 | −$403/yr | $2,155/mo |
| Kansas City, MOfrom Oklahoma City | 286 | 446 | −$477/yr | $2,020/mo |
| Wichita, KSfrom Oklahoma City | 275 | 459 | +$865/yr | $2,362/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Oklahoma by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Oklahoma City.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Oklahoma City | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$400/mo | −$825/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$399/mo | −$2,980/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$389/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$379/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$373/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$366/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$346/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$340/mo | −$2,980/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$330/mo | −$825/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$329/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$319/mo | −$825/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$315/mo | −$825/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$312/mo | −$477/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$304/mo | −$477/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$300/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$297/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$295/mo | −$825/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$286/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$283/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$278/mo | −$477/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$270/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$267/mo | −$1,285/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$258/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$249/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$243/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
Staying in Oklahoma
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Oklahoma City.
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Questions
Where do people from Oklahoma move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Oklahoma in 2022-2023 is to Dallas, TX: 2,337 tax returns, about 3,766 people. The link uses the Oklahoma City corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Oklahoma?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Oklahoma state income tax is $3,310 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 Oklahoma go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$400 versus Oklahoma City.