2026
Moving from Wyoming?
Where you keep the most after tax and rent. The comparison starts in Cheyenne, WY, the largest metro in Wyoming on this site. One adult, one bedroom, $80,000 held the same in every city. State income tax there is $0 a year, and $2,358 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 Wyoming 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
- Lubbock, TX
$2,695/mo left · state tax $0/yr
- Spokane, WA
$2,287/mo left · state tax $0/yr
Where people from Wyoming moved
IRS migration, 2022-2023. Outflows from metros in Wyoming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins, COfrom Cheyenne | 232 | 363 | +$2,878/yr | $1,807/mo |
| Denver, COfrom Cheyenne | 200 | 293 | +$2,878/yr | $1,587/mo |
| Greeley, COfrom Cheyenne | 131 | 215 | +$2,878/yr | $1,935/mo |
| Phoenix, AZfrom Cheyenne | 105 | 163 | +$1,635/yr | $1,954/mo |
| Colorado Springs, COfrom Cheyenne | 47 | 91 | +$2,878/yr | $1,845/mo |
| San Antonio, TXfrom Cheyenne | 33 | 70 | $0/yr | $2,411/mo |
| Las Vegas, NVfrom Cheyenne | 32 | 65 | $0/yr | $2,080/mo |
| Salt Lake City, UTfrom Casper | 25 | 47 | +$3,640/yr | $1,866/mo |
Where the paycheck goes furthest
Top 25 metros outside Wyoming by monthly leftover on $80,000. Versus Cheyenne.
| Rank | Metro | Left over | Vs Cheyenne | State tax change | Paid to move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ames, IA | $2,706/mo | +$348/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 2 | Fargo, ND | $2,705/mo | +$347/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 3 | Lubbock, TX | $2,695/mo | +$337/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 4 | Wichita Falls, TX | $2,685/mo | +$327/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 5 | McAllen, TX | $2,679/mo | +$321/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 6 | Longview, TX | $2,672/mo | +$314/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 7 | Amarillo, TX | $2,652/mo | +$294/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 8 | Grand Forks, ND | $2,646/mo | +$288/mo | +$330/yr | — |
| 9 | Davenport, IA | $2,636/mo | +$278/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 10 | Texarkana, TX | $2,635/mo | +$277/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 11 | Waterloo, IA | $2,625/mo | +$267/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 12 | Dubuque, IA | $2,621/mo | +$263/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,618/mo | +$260/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 14 | Jefferson City, MO | $2,610/mo | +$252/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 15 | Killeen, TX | $2,606/mo | +$248/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 16 | Laredo, TX | $2,603/mo | +$245/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | $2,601/mo | +$243/mo | +$2,485/yr | — |
| 18 | Morristown, TN | $2,592/mo | +$234/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 19 | Sherman, TX | $2,589/mo | +$231/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 20 | St. Joseph, MO | $2,584/mo | +$226/mo | +$2,833/yr | — |
| 21 | Eagle Pass, TX | $2,576/mo | +$218/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 22 | Alexandria, LA | $2,573/mo | +$215/mo | +$2,025/yr | — |
| 23 | El Paso, TX | $2,564/mo | +$206/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 24 | Beaumont, TX | $2,555/mo | +$197/mo | $0/yr | — |
| 25 | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,549/mo | +$191/mo | $0/yr | — |
Staying in Wyoming
State income tax does not change. Rent still does. Compared with Cheyenne.
- Casper · $2,288/mo · −$70 vs Cheyenne
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Questions
Where do people from Wyoming move?
Among metros on this site, the largest IRS flow out of Wyoming in 2022-2023 is to Fort Collins, CO: 232 tax returns, about 363 people. The link uses the Cheyenne corridor, which sent the most of those returns.
How does state income tax change when you leave Wyoming?
On $80,000 for a single filer, Wyoming 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 Wyoming go furthest?
At $80,000 held flat, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,706 a month in Ames, IA, +$348 versus Cheyenne.