2026
Moving from Texas?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Dallas, TX, the largest metro in Texas on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $2,130 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 Texas 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
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/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 Texas moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Texas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Dallas | 6,870 | 10,561 | +$3,467/yr | $428/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Dallas | 6,561 | 8,837 | +$3,795/yr | -$349/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Dallas | 5,659 | 8,684 | +$2,878/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Dallas | 5,029 | 8,526 | +$1,635/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom Dallas | 4,995 | 7,918 | $0/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Dallas | 4,799 | 7,423 | +$3,823/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Dallas | 4,156 | 6,922 | +$3,959/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Miami, FLfrom Dallas | 3,657 | 5,791 | $0/yr | $1,107/mo |
| Atlanta, GAfrom Dallas | 3,314 | 5,370 | +$3,529/yr | $1,695/mo |
| San Diego, CAfrom Dallas | 3,170 | 5,178 | +$3,467/yr | $461/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Texas by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Dallas.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Dallas | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$576/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$575/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$516/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 4 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$506/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 5 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$495/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 6 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$491/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 7 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$488/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 8 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$480/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 9 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$471/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$462/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$454/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 12 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$443/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 13 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$419/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 14 | Weirton, WV | $2,545/mo | +$415/mo | +$3,018/yr | — |
| 15 | Minot, ND | $2,544/mo | +$414/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 16 | Kingsport, TN | $2,543/mo | +$413/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $2,534/mo | +$404/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Johnson City, TN | $2,526/mo | +$396/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | Fort Smith, AR | $2,509/mo | +$379/mo | +$2,907/yr | — |
| 20 | Gadsden, AL | $2,503/mo | +$373/mo | +$3,810/yr | — |
| 21 | Springfield, MO | $2,502/mo | +$372/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 22 | Mansfield, OH | $2,501/mo | +$371/mo | +$1,484/yr | — |
| 23 | Monroe, LA | $2,493/mo | +$363/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 24 | Clarksville, TN | $2,489/mo | +$359/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Lawton, OK | $2,481/mo | +$351/mo | +$3,310/yr | — |
Staying in Texas
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Dallas.
- Lubbock · $2,695/mo · +$565 vs Dallas
- Wichita Falls · $2,685/mo · +$555 vs Dallas
- McAllen · $2,679/mo · +$549 vs Dallas
- Longview · $2,672/mo · +$542 vs Dallas
- Amarillo · $2,652/mo · +$522 vs Dallas
Moving from another state
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Questions
Where do people from Texas move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Texas in 2022-2023 is to Los Angeles, CA: 6,870 tax returns, about 10,561 people. The link uses the Dallas corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Texas?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Texas 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 Texas go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$576 versus Dallas.