Moving from Utah to New York: Cost & Tax Comparison
Compare state income tax savings, HUD rent differentials, and household purchasing power adjustments when relocating from Utah to New York.
Data updated · Sources: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents, EPI 2026 Family Budget, 2026 tax tables · Methodology
What changes when you move from Utah to New York
Utah has a flat 4.5% income tax and New York has graduated income tax rates up to 10.9%. On a $100,000 salary a single filer pays $4,500 in state income tax in Utah and $4,860 in state income tax in New York. With federal income tax and FICA unchanged, total tax rises by $360 a year after the move. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent averages $1,151 a month across Utah's metro areas and $1,400 across New York's (+21.7%). Pay differs too: the BLS median wage across all occupations, weighted by employment in each state's metros, is $51,758 in Utah and $59,552 in New York. 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 Utah & New York
Moving from Utah to New York on a $100,000 salary: pay $360 more in total taxes per year; average one-bedroom rent is $1,400 vs $1,151 a month (HUD FMR).
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For a single filer earning $100,000 with no local income tax, total federal, FICA and state taxes are $360 higher in New York than in Utah (0.4 percentage points of gross pay). The average HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent across New York's metros is $1,400 a month, versus $1,151 in Utah (+21.7%). Taxes and one-bedroom rent combined change by -$3,356 a year.
Utah: Flat Tax, top rate 4.5%. New York: Graduated Brackets, top rate 10.9%. Federal income tax and FICA are the same in both states.