2026
Moving from Utah?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Salt Lake City, UT, the largest metro in Utah on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,640 a year, and $1,866 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 Utah on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,640/yr
Where people from Utah moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Utah 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 Salt Lake City | 1,732 | 3,265 | −$2,005/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Salt Lake City | 1,556 | 2,777 | −$3,640/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Salt Lake City | 1,259 | 1,974 | −$173/yr | $428/mo |
| Seattle, WAfrom Salt Lake City | 1,055 | 1,663 | −$3,640/yr | $1,500/mo |
| Dallas, TXfrom Salt Lake City | 810 | 1,576 | −$3,640/yr | $2,130/mo |
| Boise, IDfrom Salt Lake City | 615 | 1,143 | +$85/yr | $1,765/mo |
| Portland, ORfrom Salt Lake City | 591 | 924 | +$2,819/yr | $1,381/mo |
| San Diego, CAfrom Salt Lake City | 539 | 874 | −$173/yr | $461/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Salt Lake City | 484 | 732 | −$762/yr | $1,587/mo |
| San Francisco, CAfrom Salt Lake City | 431 | 682 | −$173/yr | $51/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Utah by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Salt Lake City.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Salt Lake City | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$840/mo | −$1,155/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$839/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$829/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$819/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$813/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$806/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$786/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$780/mo | −$3,310/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$770/mo | −$1,155/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$769/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$759/mo | −$1,155/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$755/mo | −$1,155/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$752/mo | −$807/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$744/mo | −$807/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$740/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$737/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$735/mo | −$1,155/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$726/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$723/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$718/mo | −$807/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$710/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$707/mo | −$1,615/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$698/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$689/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$683/mo | −$3,640/yr | — |
Staying in Utah
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Salt Lake City.
- Logan · $2,109/mo · +$243 vs Salt Lake City
- Ogden · $1,954/mo · +$88 vs Salt Lake City
- Provo · $1,896/mo · +$30 vs Salt Lake City
- St. George · $1,765/mo · −$101 vs Salt Lake City
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Questions
Where do people from Utah move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Utah in 2022-2023 is to Phoenix, AZ: 1,732 tax returns, about 3,265 people. The link uses the Salt Lake City corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Utah?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Utah state income tax is $3,640 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 Utah go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$840 versus Salt Lake City.