Type your yearly income. This estimates the state income, property, sales and vehicle taxes you'd pay in all 50 states + DC, plus your federal taxes, ranked cheapest to most expensive. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
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Single filer, wage income.
Value per vehicle. Annual registration plus any yearly vehicle property/excise tax.
Total yearly taxes
Darker means you'd pay more. Hover a state for the breakdown.
Every state, ranked
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How these numbers are estimated
Income tax: 2025 state brackets for a single filer with the state's standard deduction / personal exemption (or the federal $15,750 standard deduction where the state starts from federal taxable income). Credits, itemizing, retirement income rules and city taxes such as NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit or Kansas City aren't modeled.
Local income tax: an average county/municipal rate for states where most residents pay one (IN 1.6%, KY 1.5%, MD 3.0%, OH 1.5%, PA 1.0%). Your actual city may be higher or zero.
Property tax: the state's average effective rate on owner-occupied homes (median taxes paid ÷ median home value, recent Census ACS data) times the home value you chose. Your county can be far above or below the state average. Homestead exemptions are folded into the average rate.
Vehicle tax: a rough yearly cost per car, made up of registration fees plus an annual ad valorem, excise or ownership tax where the state charges one (for example CT, VA, MO, MS, KS, SC, CO, AZ, MA, ME, NV). One-time sales or title taxes (like Georgia's 7% TAVT) aren't included.
Sales tax: the combined state + average local rate (Tax Foundation, 2025) applied to your spending on taxable goods. "Typical for my income" assumes roughly 35% of income at $50k, sliding down to about 15% at $800k, because higher earners save more and spend more on untaxed services and housing. Grocery exemptions vary by state and aren't modeled.
Federal: 2025 federal brackets plus Social Security (6.2% up to $176,100) and Medicare (1.45%, plus 0.9% over $200k). Federal tax isn't identical everywhere: if your state income tax (or sales tax, whichever is larger) plus property tax beats the $15,750 standard deduction, the page itemizes, using the SALT deduction capped at $40,000 (phasing down toward $10,000 above $500k income). Mortgage interest and other deductions aren't included.
Not included: gas tax, rent, insurance and other living costs. Treat this as a tax comparison, not a full cost-of-living tool, and check numbers for the place you're actually considering before you decide anything.
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