What a retiree pays in state taxes, state by state
We worked out one case for every state: a single retiree with $60,000 of income, a $350,000 home and $30,000 of taxable spending. The list shows state income, property and sales tax together, lowest first.
- 1Wyoming$3,663 a year
- 2Nevada$4,117 a year
- 3Alaska$4,256 a year
- 4Delaware$4,408 a year
- 5Tennessee$4,458 a year
- 6Montana$4,478 a year
- 7Florida$4,719 a year
- 8Hawaii$5,051 a year
- 9New Hampshire$5,110 a year
- 10Arizona$5,167 a year
- 11South Carolina$5,201 a year
- 12South Dakota$5,403 a year
- 13North Dakota$5,487 a year
- 14Washington$5,618 a year
- 15Idaho$5,641 a year
- 16West Virginia$5,663 a year
- 17Utah$5,840 a year
- 18Colorado$6,014 a year
- 19Mississippi$6,061 a year
- 20North Carolina$6,120 a year
- 21New Mexico$6,159 a year
- 22Kentucky$6,267 a year
- 23Louisiana$6,302 a year
- 24Arkansas$6,419 a year
- 25Indiana$6,431 a year
- 26Virginia$6,852 a year
- 27Alabama$6,928 a year
- 28Texas$7,045 a year
- 29Georgia$7,083 a year
- 30Missouri$7,182 a year
- 31Maine$7,207 a year
- 32Oregon$7,407 a year
- 33Rhode Island$7,478 a year
- 34Oklahoma$7,498 a year
- 35Maryland$7,609 a year
- 36Ohio$7,723 a year
- 37Pennsylvania$7,804 a year
- 38Massachusetts$8,155 a year
- 39Wisconsin$8,161 a year
- 40Michigan$8,229 a year
- 41Iowa$8,265 a year
- 42Minnesota$8,568 a year
- 43Nebraska$9,090 a year
- 44Connecticut$9,490 a year
- 45Kansas$9,530 a year
- 46New York$10,280 a year
- 47Illinois$12,233 a year
A state appears here only when its income tax rules are current and its income, property and sales tax are all checked against an official source. Other states are not ranked yet. For any state, you can enter your own numbers in the retirement state tax planner.
General information, not tax advice. Social Security and city or county income taxes are not counted.