2026
Moving from Vermont?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Burlington, VT, the largest metro in Vermont on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $3,343 a year, and $1,369 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 Vermont on $80,000.
- Anchorage, AK
$1,705/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Sebring, FL
$2,422/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Carson City, NV
$2,130/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Manchester, NH
$1,539/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Sioux Falls, SD
$2,549/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Morristown, TN
$2,592/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
- Cheyenne, WY
$2,358/mo left · state tax −$3,343/yr
Where people from Vermont moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Vermont 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, MAfrom Burlington | 317 | 350 | +$437/yr | $398/mo |
| New York, NYfrom Burlington | 169 | 184 | +$452/yr | -$349/mo |
| Portland, MEfrom Burlington | 90 | 118 | +$825/yr | $1,178/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Burlington | 62 | 63 | −$465/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Albany, NYfrom Burlington | 51 | 74 | +$452/yr | $1,751/mo |
| Chicago, ILfrom Burlington | 47 | 53 | +$480/yr | $1,417/mo |
| Washington, DCfrom Burlington | 47 | 53 | +$616/yr | $1,041/mo |
| Los Angeles, CAfrom Burlington | 45 | 52 | +$124/yr | $428/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Burlington | 44 | 62 | −$1,708/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Hartford, CTfrom Burlington | 41 | 62 | +$307/yr | $1,448/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Vermont by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Burlington.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Burlington | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$1,337/mo | −$858/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$1,336/mo | −$3,013/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$1,326/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$1,316/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$1,310/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$1,303/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$1,283/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$1,277/mo | −$3,013/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$1,267/mo | −$858/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$1,266/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$1,256/mo | −$858/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$1,252/mo | −$858/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$1,249/mo | −$510/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$1,241/mo | −$510/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$1,237/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$1,234/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$1,232/mo | −$858/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$1,223/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$1,220/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$1,215/mo | −$510/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$1,207/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$1,204/mo | −$1,318/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$1,195/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$1,186/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$1,180/mo | −$3,343/yr | — |
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Questions
Where do people from Vermont move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Vermont in 2022-2023 is to Boston, MA: 317 tax returns, about 350 people. The link uses the Burlington corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Vermont?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Vermont state income tax is $3,343 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 Vermont go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$1,337 versus Burlington.