Moving from Texas to Connecticut: Cost & Tax Comparison
Compare state income tax savings, HUD rent differentials, and household purchasing power adjustments when relocating from Texas to Connecticut.
Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology
What changes when you move from Texas to Connecticut
Texas has no state income tax on wages and Connecticut has graduated income tax rates up to 6.99%. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays $0 in state income tax in Texas and $4,975 in state income tax in Connecticut. With federal income tax and FICA unchanged, total tax rises by $4,975 a year after the move. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent averages $1,035 a month across Texas's metro areas and $1,642 across Connecticut's (+58.7%). Pay differs too: the BLS median wage across all occupations, weighted by employment in each state's metros, is $49,204 in Texas and $59,279 in Connecticut. City and county income taxes, which some localities add, are not included in these state-level figures; the metro routes below include them.
Metropolitan Corridors Between Texas & Connecticut
Moving from Texas to Connecticut on a $100,000 salary: pay $4,975 more in total taxes per year; average one-bedroom rent is $1,642 vs $1,035 a month (HUD FMR).
Quick answers
For a single filer earning $100,000 with no local income tax, total federal, FICA and state taxes are $4,975 higher in Connecticut than in Texas (5.0 percentage points of gross pay). The average HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent across Connecticut's metros is $1,642 a month, versus $1,035 in Texas (+58.7%). Taxes and one-bedroom rent combined change by -$12,267 a year.
Texas: No State Income Tax, top rate 0%. Connecticut: Graduated Brackets, top rate 6.99%. Federal income tax and FICA are the same in both states.