Pick your state
50 states live, with more added every month.
Alabama
Graduated tax
Alaska
No income tax
Arizona
Flat tax
Arkansas
Graduated tax
California
Graduated tax
Colorado
Flat tax
Connecticut
Graduated tax
Delaware
Graduated tax
Florida
No income tax
Georgia
Flat tax
Hawaii
Graduated tax
Idaho
Graduated tax
Illinois
Flat tax
Indiana
Flat tax
Iowa
Flat tax
Kansas
Graduated tax
Kentucky
Flat tax
Louisiana
Flat tax
Maine
Graduated tax
Maryland
Graduated tax
Massachusetts
Graduated tax
Michigan
Flat tax
Minnesota
Graduated tax
Mississippi
Graduated tax
Missouri
Graduated tax
Montana
Graduated tax
Nebraska
Graduated tax
Nevada
No income tax
New Hampshire
No income tax
New Jersey
Graduated tax
New Mexico
Graduated tax
New York
Graduated tax
North Carolina
Flat tax
North Dakota
Graduated tax
Ohio
Flat tax
Oklahoma
Graduated tax
Oregon
Graduated tax
Pennsylvania
Flat tax
Rhode Island
Graduated tax
South Carolina
Graduated tax
South Dakota
No income tax
Tennessee
No income tax
Texas
No income tax
Utah
Flat tax
Vermont
Graduated tax
Virginia
Graduated tax
Washington
No income tax
West Virginia
Graduated tax
Wisconsin
Graduated tax
Wyoming
No income tax
What you can work out
Eight tools, tuned to each state's taxes and costs.
Paycheck Calculator
Take-home pay after taxes
Cost of Living
Budget against local prices
Salary Needed
Income to live comfortably
Rent Affordability
Rent you can afford
Home Affordability
Home price you can afford
Budget Planner
50/30/20 at local prices
Retirement
What you need to retire here
Salary Equivalence
Compare pay across states
Data studies
All studies →-
The Most and Least Retirement-Tax-Friendly States in 2026
Fourteen states tax none of your retirement income; a handful still tax Social Security, pensions, and 401(k)/IRA withdrawals. Here’s the full 2026 spectrum.
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The States Americans Are Fleeing in 2026 — and Where They’re Going
California, New York, and Illinois lose the most residents to other states. We ranked net interstate migration and matched it to taxes and cost of living.
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The Best States to Retire in 2026: Where Your Retirement Income Isn’t Taxed
Fourteen states take nothing from Social Security, pensions, and 401(k)/IRA withdrawals in 2026. We ranked them by what it actually costs to live there.
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8 States Just Cut Income Taxes for 2026 — Here’s How Much More You’ll Keep
On January 1, eight states lowered their income tax. We ran the numbers on what the cut is actually worth in your paycheck.
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Why you can trust the numbers
Every number cited
Each figure shows its source and the date the data describes — IRS, Census, BEA, Zillow, and state authorities.
Updated monthly
An automated pipeline refreshes the data each month, reviewed by a human before anything publishes.
Tested tax engine
Take-home math is unit-tested against published IRS and state schedules. See our methodology.