2026
Moving from Rhode Island?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Providence, RI, the largest metro in Rhode Island on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $2,604 a year, and $1,433 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 Rhode Island on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$2,604/yr
Where people from Rhode Island moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Rhode Island 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 Providence | 6,739 | 9,984 | +$1,176/yr | $398/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Providence | 1,140 | 1,440 | +$1,191/yr | -$349/mo |
| Worcester, MAfrom Providence | 962 | 1,485 | +$1,176/yr | $1,354/mo |
| Norwich, CTfrom Providence | 708 | 1,122 | +$1,046/yr | $1,410/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Providence | 507 | 786 | −$2,604/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Barnstable Town, MAfrom Providence | 381 | 616 | +$1,176/yr | $1,149/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Providence | 352 | 564 | −$2,604/yr | $1,841/mo |
| Hartford, CTfrom Providence | 341 | 492 | +$1,046/yr | $1,448/mo |
| Orlando, FLfrom Providence | 291 | 509 | −$2,604/yr | $1,879/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Providence | 215 | 349 | +$1,355/yr | $1,041/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Rhode Island by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Providence.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Providence | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,273/mo | −$119/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,272/mo | −$2,274/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,262/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,252/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,246/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,239/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,219/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,213/mo | −$2,274/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,203/mo | −$119/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,202/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,192/mo | −$119/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,188/mo | −$119/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,185/mo | +$229/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,177/mo | +$229/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,173/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,170/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,168/mo | −$119/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,159/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,156/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,151/mo | +$229/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,143/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,140/mo | −$579/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,131/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,122/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,116/mo | −$2,604/yr | — |
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Questions
Where do people from Rhode Island move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Rhode Island in 2022-2023 is to Boston, MA: 6,739 tax returns, about 9,984 people. The link uses the Providence corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Rhode Island?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Rhode Island state income tax is $2,604 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 Rhode Island go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,273 versus Providence.