2026
Moving from Oregon?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Portland, OR, the largest metro in Oregon on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $6,459 a year, and $1,381 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 Oregon on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$6,459/yr
Where people from Oregon moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Oregon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WAfrom Portland | 4,336 | 6,147 | −$6,459/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Portland | 2,735 | 4,425 | −$4,824/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Portland | 2,356 | 3,178 | −$2,992/yr | $428/mo |
| Longview, WAfrom Portland | 1,410 | 2,681 | −$6,459/yr | $2,065/mo |
| San Francisco, CAfrom Portland | 1,258 | 1,710 | −$2,992/yr | $51/mo |
| San Diego, CAfrom Portland | 1,161 | 1,705 | −$2,992/yr | $461/mo |
| Boise, IDfrom Portland | 1,082 | 1,920 | −$2,734/yr | $1,765/mo |
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Portland | 940 | 1,522 | −$6,459/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Portland | 810 | 1,467 | −$6,459/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Riverside, CAfrom Portland | 747 | 1,194 | −$2,992/yr | $979/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Oregon by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Portland.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Portland | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,325/mo | −$3,974/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,324/mo | −$6,129/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,314/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,304/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,298/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,291/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,271/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,265/mo | −$6,129/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,255/mo | −$3,974/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,254/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,244/mo | −$3,974/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,240/mo | −$3,974/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,237/mo | −$3,626/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,229/mo | −$3,626/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,225/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,222/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,220/mo | −$3,974/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,211/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,208/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,203/mo | −$3,626/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,195/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,192/mo | −$4,434/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,183/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,174/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,168/mo | −$6,459/yr | — |
Staying in Oregon
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Portland.
- Grants Pass · $1,532/mo · +$151 vs Portland
- Corvallis · $1,469/mo · +$88 vs Portland
- Medford · $1,456/mo · +$75 vs Portland
- Salem · $1,415/mo · +$34 vs Portland
- Albany · $1,376/mo · −$5 vs Portland
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Questions
Where do people from Oregon move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Oregon in 2022-2023 is to Seattle, WA: 4,336 tax returns, about 6,147 people. The link uses the Portland corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Oregon?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Oregon state income tax is $6,459 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 Oregon go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,325 versus Portland.