2026
Moving from South Carolina?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Greenville, SC, the largest metro in South Carolina on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,377 a year, and $1,994 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 South Carolina on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,377/yr
Where people from South Carolina moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in South Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte, NCfrom Columbia | 3,832 | 5,735 | −$519/yr | $1,869/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom Columbia | 1,467 | 2,194 | +$152/yr | $1,695/mo |
| Augusta, GAfrom Columbia | 1,017 | 1,850 | +$152/yr | $1,992/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Charleston | 794 | 1,002 | +$418/yr | -$349/mo |
| Savannah, GAfrom Hilton Head Island | 754 | 1,267 | +$152/yr | $1,755/mo |
| Raleigh, NCfrom Charleston | 684 | 1,044 | −$519/yr | $1,939/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Charleston | 632 | 959 | −$3,377/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Charleston | 602 | 931 | +$582/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Asheville, NCfrom Greenville | 595 | 897 | −$519/yr | $1,932/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Charleston | 560 | 880 | −$3,377/yr | $1,841/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside South Carolina by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Greenville.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Greenville | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$712/mo | −$892/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$711/mo | −$3,047/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$701/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$691/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$685/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$678/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$658/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$652/mo | −$3,047/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$642/mo | −$892/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$641/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$631/mo | −$892/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$627/mo | −$892/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$624/mo | −$544/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$616/mo | −$544/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$612/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$609/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$607/mo | −$892/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$598/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$595/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$590/mo | −$544/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$582/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$579/mo | −$1,352/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$570/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$561/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$555/mo | −$3,377/yr | — |
Staying in South Carolina
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Greenville.
- Sumter · $2,099/mo · +$105 vs Greenville
- Columbia · $2,012/mo · +$18 vs Greenville
- Spartanburg · $1,973/mo · −$21 vs Greenville
- Florence · $1,911/mo · −$83 vs Greenville
- Myrtle Beach · $1,832/mo · −$162 vs Greenville
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Questions
Where do people from South Carolina move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of South Carolina in 2022-2023 is to Charlotte, NC: 3,832 tax returns, about 5,735 people. The link uses the Columbia corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave South Carolina?
On $80,000 for a single filer, South Carolina state income tax is $3,377 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 South Carolina go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$712 versus Greenville.