2026
Moving from South Dakota?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Sioux Falls, SD, the largest metro in South Dakota on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $2,549 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 Dakota on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax $0/yr
Where people from South Dakota moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in South Dakota 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 Sioux Falls | 345 | 528 | +$1,635/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Minneapolis, MNfrom Sioux Falls | 319 | 496 | +$3,977/yr | $1,737/mo |
| Sioux City, IAfrom Sioux Falls | 136 | 251 | +$2,485/yr | $2,283/mo |
| Omaha, NEfrom Sioux Falls | 113 | 161 | +$3,281/yr | $2,147/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Rapid City | 99 | 125 | +$2,878/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Rapid City | 71 | 134 | $0/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Tucson, AZfrom Rapid City | 67 | 114 | +$1,635/yr | $2,334/mo |
| Fargo, NDfrom Sioux Falls | 41 | 85 | +$330/yr | $2,705/mo |
| Des Moines, IAfrom Sioux Falls | 38 | 61 | +$2,485/yr | $2,353/mo |
| Colorado Springs, COfrom Rapid City | 35 | 59 | +$2,878/yr | $1,845/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside South Dakota by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Sioux Falls.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Sioux Falls | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$157/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$156/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$146/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$136/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$130/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$123/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$103/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$97/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$87/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$86/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$76/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$72/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$69/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$61/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$57/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$54/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$52/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$43/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$40/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$35/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$27/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$24/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$15/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$6/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Weirton, WV | $2,545/mo | −$4/mo | +$3,018/yr | — |
Staying in South Dakota
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Sioux Falls.
- Rapid City · $2,465/mo · −$84 vs Sioux Falls
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Questions
Where do people from South Dakota move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of South Dakota in 2022-2023 is to Phoenix, AZ: 345 tax returns, about 528 people. The link uses the Sioux Falls corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave South Dakota?
On $80,000 for a single filer, South Dakota state income tax is $0 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 Dakota go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$157 versus Sioux Falls.