Moving from Wisconsin to Minnesota
20,316 people moved from Wisconsin to Minnesota in 2024, the 55th busiest of the 57 interstate moves covered here; 23,463 moved the other way.
The year you move. You normally file part-year resident returns in both states: Wisconsin taxes the income earned while you lived there and Minnesota the income earned after you arrive, so neither full-year figure below is what you pay that year.
Local income tax at each end. Wisconsin: no local income tax. Minnesota: no local income tax.
At $100,000 a single filer pays $849 a year for moving from Wisconsin to Minnesota — $71 a month. Wisconsin charges $4,428 at that income and Minnesota charges $5,277, an effective 4.43% against 5.28%. Minnesota vs Wisconsin, side by side.
The gap is not constant. At $50,000 it is $300; at $500,000 it is $13,480. Both states run a graduated schedule, so the gap scales roughly with income.
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 | Wisconsin tax | Minnesota tax | Change per year | Change per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,577 | $1,877 | +$300 | +$25 | 3.15% → 3.75% |
| $75,000 | $2,944 | $3,577 | +$633 | +$53 | 3.92% → 4.77% |
| $100,000 | $4,428 | $5,277 | +$849 | +$71 | 4.43% → 5.28% |
| $150,000 | $7,309 | $8,942 | +$1,633 | +$136 | 4.87% → 5.96% |
| $250,000 | $12,609 | $17,439 | +$4,830 | +$403 | 5.04% → 6.98% |
| $500,000 | $29,774 | $43,254 | +$13,480 | +$1,123 | 5.95% → 8.65% |
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
Wisconsin (leaving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026Minnesota (arriving)
$100,000 · Single · TY2026How many people make this move
20,316 people moved from Wisconsin to Minnesota in 2024, give or take 3,235 — the American Community Survey is a sample, and its margin of error on a flow this size is wide. That makes it the 55th busiest of the 57 interstate moves with a page of their own.
The traffic runs both ways: 23,463 people moved the other way, from Minnesota to Wisconsin, in the same year. That is a net 3,147 toward Wisconsin. The return trip has its own page: moving from Minnesota to Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin and Minnesota
Capital gains. A long-term gain meets a top rate of 5.36% in Wisconsin and 10.85% in Minnesota.
Wisconsin, today: Wisconsin excludes 30% of a long-term gain. The 2025 Schedule WD instructions say "you may exclude 30% of the net capital gain from assets held more than one year (60% in the case of farm assets)." Against the 7.65% top rate, unchanged for 2026, the general exclusion leaves an effective 5.355%.
Minnesota, after the move: Minnesota taxes gains as ordinary income at up to 9.85%, and adds a 1% Net Investment Income Tax on net investment income above $1,000,000. The Department of Revenue lists capital gains among the income that makes up federal net investment income, so the top rate reachable on a gain is 10.85%. Compare every state.
Retirement income. Wisconsin: Social Security benefits are not taxable by Wisconsin, at any age or income. Minnesota: Tax year 2026: Social Security benefits included in federal AGI may be subtracted in full with AGI up to $110,780 (married filing jointly or surviving spouse) or $86,410 (single or head of household). Above the threshold the simplified subtraction falls by 10% for each $4,000 of AGI over it; for married filing separately, by 10% for each $2,000 over $55,390. Filers may instead use the alternate subtraction (maximum $5,840 joint, $4,560 single or head of household, $2,920 separate, reduced by 20% of provisional income over $88,630 / $69,250 / $44,315) if larger. Higher-income filers therefore pay Minnesota tax on part or all of their taxable benefits. Compare every state.
Direction of travel. Wisconsin's top rate has not moved since 2021. Minnesota's top rate has not moved since 2021. Wisconsin history · Minnesota 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: Wisconsin Department of Revenue and Minnesota Department of Revenue. How we verify this data · Disclaimer