No Income Tax States Comparison
All 9 states with no income tax ranked by total tax burden. Enter your salary, home value, and spending to see which "tax-free" state actually costs the least — Texas may surprise you.
v2026-04-11 · Data: state averages, 2026. Actual rates vary by county.
How to Use This Comparison Tool
All 9 States Ranked tab
Enter your annual salary, home value, and annual taxable spending. The tool calculates property tax, sales tax, and other taxes (WA payroll taxes, AK Permanent Fund Dividend) for all 9 no-income-tax states and ranks them from cheapest to most expensive.
Cost Breakdown tab
See a visual bar chart showing how each state's tax burden breaks down between property tax, sales tax, and other levies. Useful for understanding why a state ranks where it does. Alaska's green bar shows the PFD credit that offsets other taxes.
Compare 2 States tab
Pick any two of the nine states for a detailed head-to-head comparison. See exactly how much you save in one state vs the other, broken down by tax category.
The Formula
"No income tax" does not mean "no taxes." Every state raises revenue through property taxes, sales taxes, and sometimes payroll taxes or other fees. This tool compares the total non-income tax burden for all 9 states to find which one truly costs the least.
Example: Why Texas Ranks Last
Profile: $80K salary, $350K home, $25K annual spending
Texas charges $5,600 in property tax on a $350K home (1.60% rate) plus $2,063 in sales tax. That's $4,398 more per year than Wyoming. Over a 30-year mortgage, that's $132,000 in extra taxes for the privilege of living in a "no income tax" state that actually has the highest tax burden of the nine.