Family Budget by State

Compare state income tax, sales tax, and cost of living across all 50 U.S. states. Figures are sourced from the Tax Foundation (2025) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023). Use the budget relocation calculator on each state page to scale your spending by local prices.

AlabamaProgressiveRPP 90.0 AlaskaNo income taxRPP 101.7 ArizonaFlat 2.50%RPP 101.1 ArkansasProgressiveRPP 86.5 CaliforniaProgressiveRPP 112.6 ColoradoFlat 4.40%RPP 101.4 ConnecticutProgressiveRPP 103.7 DelawareProgressiveRPP 99.3 FloridaNo income taxRPP 103.5 GeorgiaFlat 5.39%RPP 96.7 HawaiiProgressiveRPP 108.6 IdahoFlat 5.695%RPP 91.4 IllinoisFlat 4.95%RPP 98.9 IndianaFlat 3.00%RPP 92.2 IowaFlat 3.80% (since 2025)RPP 88.8 KansasProgressiveRPP 90.0 KentuckyFlat 4.00%RPP 90.5 LouisianaFlat 3.00% (since 2025)RPP 88.3 MaineProgressiveRPP 97.1 MarylandProgressiveRPP 104.0 MassachusettsProgressiveRPP 108.2 MichiganFlat 4.25%RPP 94.2 MinnesotaProgressiveRPP 98.4 MississippiFlat 4.40% (since 2025)RPP 87.3 MissouriProgressiveRPP 91.8 MontanaProgressiveRPP 90.2 NebraskaProgressiveRPP 90.4 NevadaNo income taxRPP 97.0 New HampshireNo income taxRPP 105.3 New JerseyProgressiveRPP 108.9 New MexicoProgressiveRPP 90.4 New YorkProgressiveRPP 107.6 North CarolinaFlat 4.25%RPP 94.1 North DakotaProgressiveRPP 88.6 OhioProgressiveRPP 91.8 OklahomaProgressiveRPP 88.3 OregonProgressiveRPP 104.7 PennsylvaniaFlat 3.07%RPP 97.5 Rhode IslandProgressiveRPP 101.4 South CarolinaProgressiveRPP 93.2 South DakotaNo income taxRPP 88.1 TennesseeNo income taxRPP 92.5 TexasNo income taxRPP 97.2 UtahFlat 4.55%RPP 95.0 VermontProgressiveRPP 96.6 VirginiaProgressiveRPP 100.7 WashingtonNo income taxRPP 108.6 West VirginiaProgressiveRPP 89.8 WisconsinProgressiveRPP 93.1 WyomingNo income taxRPP 90.8

Income & sales tax: Tax Foundation (2025). Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2023).

Frequently Asked Questions

State income tax is the biggest variable: 8 states have none, several use a single flat rate, and the rest use progressive brackets. Sales and property taxes also differ. Compare the state pages for exact figures.

The BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) is the authoritative measure. Each state page links to the BEA interactive table and includes a budget-scaling calculator.

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming levy no state individual income tax (2025).

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