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Nebraska's top income tax rate is down to 5.84% and falling further, but property taxes run among the highest in the country.
Cross-BorderNevada has no income tax, no estate tax, and no inheritance tax. Popular with Canadian retirees, investors, and Reno's growing tech corridor.
Cross-BorderNew Hampshire has no tax on wages or business income, and as of 2025 no tax on interest and dividends either. Property tax is the tradeoff.
Cross-BorderNew Jersey's income tax is graduated from 1.4% to 10.75%, a lot of Canadians who say they're 'moving to New York' actually settle in New Jersey.
Cross-BorderNew Mexico charges a graduated state income tax that tops out at 5.9%, one of the more moderate rates among states that tax income at all.
Cross-BorderNorth Carolina's flat 4.5% income tax, no city tax, and growing tech hub in the Research Triangle make it a popular Canadian destination.
Cross-BorderNorth Dakota's 2023 and 2025 reforms pushed its state income tax to a flat 1.95%, close enough to zero for most working families.
Cross-BorderOhio has quietly become one of the friendlier states on paper for state income tax. After House Bill 33 collapsed the bottom brackets in 2023.
Cross-BorderOklahoma's top income tax rate is down to 4.75%, sales tax runs high with local add-ons, and there's no state estate tax.
Cross-BorderOregon has one of the highest state income tax rates in the country, and Portland stacks two more local taxes on top of it.
Cross-BorderPennsylvania runs a flat 3.07% state tax and exempts retirement income entirely, one of the friendliest setups in the country for a Canadian retiree.
Cross-BorderRhode Island taxes income at up to 5.99% across three brackets, with high property taxes and a low estate tax exemption.
Cross-BorderSouth Carolina is moving toward a flat 3.99% income tax, exempts a slice of retirement income, and draws Canadian retirees to Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head.
Cross-BorderSouth Dakota charges no state income tax, on wages, capital gains, retirement income, or business profits, and the prohibition is constitutional.
Cross-BorderTennessee has no state income tax at all, but its combined sales tax reaches 9.75%. Nashville's boom draws Canadians. Here's the cross-border tax picture.
Cross-BorderUtah's flat 4.65% income tax, no local income taxes, and the growing Silicon Slopes tech corridor are drawing Canadian tech workers and retirees alike.
Cross-BorderThe federal cross-border mechanics (departure tax, RRSP, FBAR) are the same as any Canada-to-US move; this page covers what's specific to Vermont.
Cross-BorderVirginia's graduated tax tops out at 5.75%, kicking in at just $17,000, and unlike Maryland next door, no county or city adds a piggyback tax on top.
Cross-BorderDC isn't a state, but it taxes like one, with graduated rates from 4% to 10.75% and no separate local or county layer on top.
Cross-BorderWest Virginia has cut its income tax faster than almost any other state since 2023, and the top rate now sits at 5.12% with no local income tax anywhere.
Cross-BorderWisconsin's top rate is 7.65%, but the real story for many Canadians is Minnesota reciprocity and the Madison tech corridor. Here's the full picture.
Cross-BorderThe federal cross-border rules (departure tax, RRSP/TFSA, treaty positions, FBAR) apply the same as any Canada-to-US move.
Cross-BorderManitoba's top rate hits 17.4% above roughly $105,000, one of the steepest provincial bites at middle incomes.
Cross-BorderNew Brunswick carries one of the heaviest tax loads in Canada: a top combined marginal rate north of 52%, and 15% HST on almost everything you buy.