Retirement Taxes by State (2026)
Detailed guides for the states retirees move to and from most often. Each page uses one documented profile so the numbers are comparable across states.
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Weighing a few states against each other? Compare up to three side by side on total burden and every metric below.
No state income tax · 0.46% property tax · $5,601/yr total
Read the Nevada guideNo state income tax · 0.43% property tax · $5,896/yr total
Read the Tennessee guideNo state income tax · 0.71% property tax · $6,881/yr total
Read the Florida guide5.39% income tax · 0.78% property tax · $7,609/yr total
Read the Georgia guide2.50% income tax · 0.47% property tax · $7,617/yr total
Read the Arizona guide6.40% income tax · 0.43% property tax · $8,443/yr total
Read the South Carolina guide4.50% income tax · 0.61% property tax · $9,714/yr total
Read the North Carolina guideNo state income tax · 1.27% property tax · $10,905/yr total
Read the Texas guide6.50% income tax · 1.57% property tax · $15,772/yr total
Read the New York guide6.37% income tax · 1.88% property tax · $16,019/yr total
Read the New Jersey guideFigures use one standard retiree profile: $126,000 of gross retirement income ($36,000 Social Security, $45,000 in 401(k)/IRA withdrawals, $18,000 pension, $12,000 dividends, $15,000 part-time earnings), a $650,000 home, and $32,000 of taxable annual spending. All 50 states are covered in the full ranking and in the calculator.