2026
Moving from Tennessee?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Nashville, TN, the largest metro in Tennessee on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $2,031 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 Tennessee 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
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/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 Tennessee moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GAfrom Nashville | 1,911 | 2,995 | +$3,529/yr | $1,695/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Memphis | 1,841 | 3,151 | $0/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Nashville | 1,083 | 1,515 | +$3,823/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Houston, TXfrom Memphis | 950 | 1,658 | $0/yr | $2,251/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Nashville | 908 | 1,315 | +$3,467/yr | $428/mo |
| Tampa, FLfrom Nashville | 900 | 1,490 | $0/yr | $1,841/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Nashville | 801 | 983 | +$3,795/yr | -$349/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Nashville | 706 | 1,044 | $0/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Nashville | 683 | 1,139 | +$1,635/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Huntsville, ALfrom Nashville | 668 | 1,145 | +$3,810/yr | $2,128/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Tennessee by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Nashville.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Nashville | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$675/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$674/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$664/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$654/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$648/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$641/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$621/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$615/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$605/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$604/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$594/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$590/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$587/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$579/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$575/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$572/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$570/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$558/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$553/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 20 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$545/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 21 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$542/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 22 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$533/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 23 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$524/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 24 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$518/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Weirton, WV | $2,545/mo | +$514/mo | +$3,018/yr | — |
Staying in Tennessee
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Nashville.
- Morristown · $2,592/mo · +$561 vs Nashville
- Kingsport · $2,543/mo · +$512 vs Nashville
- Johnson City · $2,526/mo · +$495 vs Nashville
- Clarksville · $2,489/mo · +$458 vs Nashville
- Memphis · $2,476/mo · +$445 vs Nashville
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Questions
Where do people from Tennessee move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Tennessee in 2022-2023 is to Atlanta, GA: 1,911 tax returns, about 2,995 people. The link uses the Nashville corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Tennessee?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Tennessee 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 Tennessee go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$675 versus Nashville.