Moving from Florida to Ohio
20,338 people moved from Florida to Ohio in 2024, the 54th busiest of the 57 interstate moves covered here; 19,342 moved the other way.
The year you move. Florida has no income tax return to file. Ohio taxes the income you earn from the day you become a resident, on a part-year resident return, and income from Ohio sources before then.
Local income tax at each end. Florida: no local income tax. Ohio: Ohio municipalities levy income taxes on wages earned in and, for residents, earned anywhere; school districts may also levy an income tax approved by their voters. Under R.C. 718.04 a municipality cannot levy above 1% without voter approval, and many have. (Ohio municipal and school district income taxes)
At $100,000 a single filer pays $2,313 a year for moving from Florida to Ohio — $193 a month. Florida charges $0 at that income and Ohio charges $2,313, an effective 0.00% against 2.31%. Florida vs Ohio, side by side.
The gap is not constant. At $50,000 it is $938; at $500,000 it is $13,313. Florida levies no individual income tax, so this move introduces a state income tax bill where you had none.
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 | Florida tax | Ohio tax | Change per year | Change per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $0 | $938 | +$938 | +$78 | 0.00% → 1.88% |
| $75,000 | $0 | $1,626 | +$1,626 | +$135 | 0.00% → 2.17% |
| $100,000 | $0 | $2,313 | +$2,313 | +$193 | 0.00% → 2.31% |
| $150,000 | $0 | $3,688 | +$3,688 | +$307 | 0.00% → 2.46% |
| $250,000 | $0 | $6,438 | +$6,438 | +$537 | 0.00% → 2.58% |
| $500,000 | $0 | $13,313 | +$13,313 | +$1,109 | 0.00% → 2.66% |
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
Florida (leaving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026Ohio (arriving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026How many people make this move
20,338 people moved from Florida to Ohio in 2024, give or take 3,696 — the American Community Survey is a sample, and its margin of error on a flow this size is wide. That makes it the 54th busiest of the 57 interstate moves with a page of their own.
The traffic runs both ways: 19,342 people moved the other way, from Ohio to Florida, in the same year. That is a net 996 toward Ohio. The return trip has no page of its own; the moving calculator prices it.
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 Florida and Ohio
Local income tax. Ohio has localities that levy their own income tax; Florida does not, so the figures above understate what you would pay after the move. See what they cost.
Capital gains. A long-term gain meets a top rate of 0.00% in Florida and 2.75% in Ohio.
Florida, today: Florida taxes no individual capital gain. The Department of Revenue states that "Florida does not impose a personal income tax, so there are no filing requirements."
Ohio, after the move: A capital gain is ordinarily nonbusiness income in Ohio, taxed on the nonbusiness schedule. H.B. 96 (2025) makes that schedule flat above the zero bracket from 2026: R.C. 5747.02(A)(3)(c) reads "For taxable years beginning in 2026 and thereafter, $332.00 plus 2.75% of the amount in excess of $26,050." There is no preferential capital gains rate. Compare every state.
Retirement income. Ohio: Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act and Tier 1 railroad retirement are deducted in computing Ohio adjusted gross income, to the extent included in federal adjusted gross income (ORC 5747.01(A)(5)). No age or income limit. Compare every state.
Direction of travel. Florida's top rate has not moved since 2021. Ohio's top rate has fallen 2.05 points since 2021. Florida history · Ohio 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: Florida Department of Revenue and Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). How we verify this data · Disclaimer