Best States With No Income Tax
No-income-tax states ranked by cost of living.
Data: 2026-Q2 · BLS · HUD · KFF Tennessee · TN
2 COL index COL 90 · no tax
Texas · TX
3 COL index COL 93 · no tax
Wyoming · WY
COL index COL 95 · no tax
Rankings derived from Census ACS 2024, Tax Foundation 2025, and C2ER Cost of Living Index.
FAQ
Best States With No Income Tax — FAQ
How are these rankings calculated?
Best States With No Income Tax is ranked by col index, computed at build time directly from verified public data. Rankings derived from Census ACS 2024, Tax Foundation 2025, and C2ER Cost of Living Index. Only the top 3 are shown here.
Why does this only show 3 states?
Top Rankings highlights the top 3 in each category. The underlying ranking is computed the same way for every tracked location; this page focuses on the leaders.