Moving from Colorado to Texas
At $100,000 a single filer saves $3,692 a year by moving from Colorado to Texas — $308 a month. Colorado charges $3,692 at that income and Texas charges $0, an effective 3.69% against 0.00%.
The gap is not constant. At $50,000 it is $1,492; at $500,000 it is $21,292. Texas levies no individual income tax, so the whole of your Colorado 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 | Colorado tax | Texas tax | Change per year | Change per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,492 | $0 | −$1,492 | −$124 | 2.98% → 0.00% |
| $75,000 | $2,592 | $0 | −$2,592 | −$216 | 3.46% → 0.00% |
| $100,000 | $3,692 | $0 | −$3,692 | −$308 | 3.69% → 0.00% |
| $150,000 | $5,892 | $0 | −$5,892 | −$491 | 3.93% → 0.00% |
| $250,000 | $10,292 | $0 | −$10,292 | −$858 | 4.12% → 0.00% |
| $500,000 | $21,292 | $0 | −$21,292 | −$1,774 | 4.26% → 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
Colorado (leaving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026Texas (arriving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026How many people make this move
22,986 people moved from Colorado to Texas in 2024, give or take 4,909 — the American Community Survey is a sample, and its margin of error on a flow this size is wide. That makes it the 35th busiest of the 40 routes this site covers.
The traffic runs both ways: 27,574 people moved the other way, from Texas to Colorado, in the same year. That is a net 4,588 toward Colorado. The return trip has its own page: moving from Texas to Colorado.
Movers: U.S. Census Bureau, Table 1. State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 (American Community Survey 1-year estimates) (retrieved 2026-09-19). 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 Colorado and Texas
Capital gains. A long-term gain meets a top rate of 4.40% in Colorado and 0.00% in Texas.
Colorado, today: Colorado taxes a capital gain at the flat 4.4% rate. The only capital gains subtraction that survives is for farmers, and only on agricultural land.
Texas, after the move: Texas taxes no individual capital gain. Article VIII, section 24-a of the Texas Constitution, added by H.J.R. 38 in 2019, provides that "The legislature may not impose a tax on the net incomes of individuals, including an individual's share of partnership and unincorporated association income." Compare every state.
Retirement income. Texas: Texas levies no individual income tax, so Social Security benefits are not taxed at the state level. Compare every state.
Direction of travel. Colorado's top rate has fallen 0.15 points since 2021. Texas's top rate has not moved since 2021. Colorado history · Texas 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.
A full year in each state. In the year you move you will normally file part-year returns in both, splitting the income between them, so neither column is what you will actually pay that year.
Rates are tax year 2026. Sources: Colorado Department of Revenue and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. How we verify this data · Disclaimer