Moving from California to Nevada
53,289 people moved from California to Nevada in 2024, the third busiest of the 57 interstate moves covered here; 21,133 moved the other way.
The year you move. You file a part-year resident return in California for the income earned while you lived there. Nevada has no return to file.
Local income tax at each end. California: no local income tax. Nevada: no local income tax.
At $100,000 a single filer saves $4,911 a year by moving from California to Nevada — $409 a month. California charges $4,911 at that income and Nevada charges $0, an effective 4.91% against 0.00%. California vs Nevada, side by side.
The gap is not constant. At $50,000 it is $973; at $500,000 it is $43,543. Nevada levies no individual income tax, so the whole of your California bill disappears and the saving grows with every dollar you earn.
The move priced at every income
State income tax in both jurisdictions for tax year 2026, at the standard tiers. Change the filing status to see how the answer moves.
| Income | California tax | Nevada tax | Change per year | Change per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $973 | $0 | −$973 | −$81 | 1.95% → 0.00% |
| $75,000 | $2,665 | $0 | −$2,665 | −$222 | 3.55% → 0.00% |
| $100,000 | $4,911 | $0 | −$4,911 | −$409 | 4.91% → 0.00% |
| $150,000 | $9,561 | $0 | −$9,561 | −$797 | 6.37% → 0.00% |
| $250,000 | $18,861 | $0 | −$18,861 | −$1,572 | 7.54% → 0.00% |
| $500,000 | $43,543 | $0 | −$43,543 | −$3,629 | 8.71% → 0.00% |
Want a figure for your own income? Open this pair in the moving calculator, which also takes Maryland county and New York City local taxes.
Both states at $100,000
California (leaving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026Nevada (arriving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026How many people make this move
53,289 people moved from California to Nevada in 2024, give or take 6,970 — the American Community Survey is a sample, and its margin of error on a flow this size is wide. That makes it the third busiest of the 57 interstate moves with a page of their own.
The traffic runs both ways: 21,133 people moved the other way, from Nevada to California, in the same year. That is a net 32,156 toward Nevada. The return trip has its own page: moving from Nevada to California.
Movers: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 1. State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 (American Community Survey 1-year estimates) (retrieved 2026-09-23). Universe: population 1 year and over in the united states. Tax figures are computed from each state's own rate schedule and are unrelated to this dataset.
What else changes between California and Nevada
Capital gains. A long-term gain meets a top rate of 13.30% in California and 0.00% in Nevada.
California, today: California is the plainest statement of the rule in the country and the most expensive. The Franchise Tax Board states: "California does not have a lower rate for capital gains. All capital gains are taxed as ordinary income." For 2026 the top bracket is 12.3%, and a 1% Behavioral Health Services Tax on taxable income over $1,000,000 takes the top to 13.3%, the highest rate on a long-term gain anywhere in the United States.
Nevada, after the move: Nevada taxes no individual capital gain. The Department of Taxation states: "While Nevada does not have an individual income tax, it does levy other types of taxes, such as sales tax and property tax." Compare every state.
Retirement income. Nevada: Nevada levies no individual income tax, so Social Security benefits are not taxed at the state level. Compare every state.
Direction of travel. California's top rate has not moved since 2021. Nevada's top rate has not moved since 2021. California history · Nevada history.
What this does not answer
State income tax only. Property tax, sales tax and housing costs usually matter more to a moving decision than the figures on this page, and none of them is here.
Rates are tax year 2026. Sources: California Franchise Tax Board and Nevada Legislature. How we verify this data · Disclaimer