Moving from New York to Connecticut
At $100,000 a single filer saves $935 a year by moving from New York to Connecticut — $78 a month. New York charges $4,860 at that income and Connecticut charges $3,925, an effective 4.86% against 3.92%.
The gap is not constant. At $50,000 it is $778; at $500,000 it is $872. Both states run a graduated schedule, so the gap moves slowly across the range.
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 | New York tax | Connecticut tax | Change per year | Change per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $2,103 | $1,325 | −$778 | −$65 | 4.21% → 2.65% |
| $75,000 | $3,453 | $2,550 | −$903 | −$75 | 4.60% → 3.40% |
| $100,000 | $4,860 | $3,925 | −$935 | −$78 | 4.86% → 3.92% |
| $150,000 | $7,810 | $6,850 | −$960 | −$80 | 5.21% → 4.57% |
| $250,000 | $13,962 | $13,025 | −$937 | −$78 | 5.58% → 5.21% |
| $500,000 | $31,087 | $30,215 | −$872 | −$73 | 6.22% → 6.04% |
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
New York (leaving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026Connecticut (arriving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026How many people make this move
25,095 people moved from New York to Connecticut in 2024, give or take 4,459 — the American Community Survey is a sample, and its margin of error on a flow this size is wide. That makes it the 26th busiest of the 40 routes this site covers.
The traffic runs both ways: 15,160 people moved the other way, from Connecticut to New York, in the same year. That is a net 9,935 toward Connecticut. The return trip is not among the routes this site covers.
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 New York and Connecticut
Local income tax. New York has localities that levy their own income tax; Connecticut does not, so the figures above understate what you pay today. See what they cost.
Capital gains. A long-term gain meets a top rate of 10.90% in New York and 6.99% in Connecticut.
New York, today: New York taxes a capital gain at the ordinary rates, up to 10.9%. There is no preferential rate and no general exclusion.
Connecticut, after the move: Connecticut taxes a capital gain on the ordinary schedule, up to 6.99%. Across the whole 2025 CT-1040 instruction booklet the phrase "capital gain" appears three times, and none of them is a general modification. Compare every state.
Retirement income. New York: Social Security and Tier 1 railroad retirement benefits may be excluded from New York adjusted gross income to the extent they are included in federal AGI. Connecticut: Benefits are fully exempt where federal AGI is under $75,000 (single, married filing separately) or under $100,000 (married filing jointly, head of household, qualifying surviving spouse). Above those thresholds a partial deduction phases out. Compare every state.
Direction of travel. New York's top rate has risen 2.08 points since 2021. Connecticut's top rate has not moved since 2021. New York history · Connecticut 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: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. How we verify this data · Disclaimer