Cities in TX, FL, TN, NV, WY, SD, AK, NH, WA — the 9 states with no broad state income tax — ranked by composite momentum.
No-income-tax states attract remote workers, retirees, and high earners. But the other taxes vary widely — Texas has high property tax; Washington has high sales tax; Florida has hurricane insurance costs.
This list ranks the cities in those 9 states by momentum. Pair it with /taxes/ for the full tax picture.
3Oak Ridge, TNKnoxville · pop 34,03977Rising$325,760median homeTNstate 4Socorro, TXEl Paso · pop 38,64276Rising$207,975median homeTXstate 5Rochester, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 33,59876Rising$403,700median homeNHstate 7Abilene, TXAbilene · pop 130,50175Rising$214,916median homeTXstate 8Columbia, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 48,81274Rising$374,557median homeTNstate 9Concord, NHConcord · pop 44,67474Rising$449,637median homeNHstate 10Brownsville, TXBrownsville-Harlingen · pop 191,96773Rising$196,920median homeTXstate 11Franklin, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 89,14273Rising$916,079median homeTNstate 12Lebanon, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 51,50173Rising$446,069median homeTNstate 13Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls · pop 209,28972Rising$333,043median homeSDstate 14Rapid City, SDRapid City · pop 79,89472Rising$363,258median homeSDstate 15Coral Gables, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 50,37972Rising$1,530,987median homeFLstate 16Southlake, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 31,50072Rising$1,313,920median homeTXstate 17Knoxville, TNKnoxville · pop 198,72271Rising$371,202median homeTNstate 18Edinburg, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 108,73371Rising$217,077median homeTXstate 19Mount Juliet, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 44,06671Rising$564,095median homeTNstate 20Dover, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 33,90971Rising$541,670median homeNHstate 21Maryville, TNKnoxville · pop 32,37371Rising$393,952median homeTNstate 22Farragut, TNKnoxville · pop 25,24271Rising$690,942median homeTNstate 23Nashua, NHManchester-Nashua · pop 91,85170Rising$507,692median homeNHstate 24Cookeville, TNCookeville · pop 37,10270Rising$320,366median homeTNstate 25Panama City, FLPanama City · pop 37,02470Rising$284,310median homeFLstate 26Miami Lakes, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 33,24770Rising$654,803median homeFLstate 27Aberdeen, SDAberdeen · pop 27,91970Rising$242,197median homeSDstate 28Amarillo, TXAmarillo · pop 203,72969Rising$208,517median homeTXstate 29Clarksville, TNClarksville · pop 185,69069Rising$320,241median homeTNstate 30Murfreesboro, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 168,38769Rising$427,410median homeTNstate 31Marysville, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 76,20969Rising$636,601median homeWAstate 32Lacey, WAOlympia-Lacey-Tumwater · pop 58,64469Rising$518,808median homeWAstate 33Kingsport, TNKingsport-Bristol · pop 57,10969Rising$255,357median homeTNstate 34Cleveland, TNCleveland · pop 50,23269Rising$313,342median homeTNstate 35Brentwood, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 45,52569Rising$1,398,755median homeTNstate 36Weslaco, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 43,86469Rising$178,387median homeTXstate 37Manchester, NHManchester-Nashua · pop 116,38668Rising$441,257median homeNHstate 38Bryan, TXCollege Station-Bryan · pop 91,54168Rising$275,442median homeTXstate 40San Juan, TXMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission · pop 37,34168Rising$182,051median homeTXstate 41Mount Vernon, WAMount Vernon-Anacortes · pop 35,34468Rising$590,838median homeWAstate 42Colleyville, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 26,01268Rising$917,464median homeTXstate 43Fernley, NVFallon · pop 25,50868Rising$398,489median homeNVstate 44Eustis, FLOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford · pop 25,06768Rising$336,870median homeFLstate 46Kennewick, WAKennewick-Richland · pop 86,72867Rising$433,399median homeWAstate 47Longview, TXLongview · pop 83,66867Rising$232,445median homeTXstate 48Pasco, WAKennewick-Richland · pop 81,72467Rising$420,699median homeWAstate 49Gallatin, TNNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin · pop 52,48967Rising$438,156median homeTNstate 50Parkland, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 39,70067Rising$1,067,944median homeFLstate Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population. State tax data from Tax Foundation.