Answers · current to September 2026

Moving from New York, for a high earner.

Ranked on what $1,000,000 of income keeps over 10 years, with what New York charges on the way out.

In short, current to September 2026

  • On the Patrician.ch board, the address that leaves a $1,000,000 earner leaving New York with the most after 10 years is Gustavia, St Barths, at $10M kept against an effective 0%. Staying in New York keeps $5.7M over the same 10 years, a difference of $4.3M.
  • Within 5 hours of New York, the address that keeps the most is Gustavia, St Barths, at $10M over 10 years.
  • On the way out of New York: No exit tax for a non citizen leaving the US. A US citizen or long term green card holder is taxed worldwide after leaving. Renouncing triggers the expatriation tax, a deemed sale of everything at 23.8% on gains above the annual exclusion.
  • Deferral: Not applicable unless you renounce.
  • A US citizen is taxed by the United States on worldwide income wherever they live, so for a US passport holder every rate below is floored at the US rate. The ranking applies to a non-US passport holder.
  • Figures are current to September 2026 and modeled on indicative 2026 headline brackets for a single filer. Confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 48 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Moving from New York 2026: where a high earner keeps most, patrician.ch/answers/moving-from-new-york/, September 2026.

Ranked

Leaving New York: where $1,000,000 goes furthest.

Ordered by what a single filer keeps over 10 years after income tax, on Patrician.ch's 2026 model, with the flight time from New York. The engine reorders this on your own income, liquidity event, passports and household.

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Gustavia 🇫🇷 St Barths0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York, special regime for arrivals
$10M
02
Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 UAE0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 14h from New York
$10M
03
Dubai 🇦🇪 UAE0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 14h from New York
$10M
04
Anguilla 🇦🇮 Anguilla0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York
$10M
05
Punta del Este 🇺🇾 Uruguay0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 12h from New York, special regime for arrivals
$10M
06
Monaco 🇲🇨 Monaco0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 9h from New York
$10M
07
Christophe Harbour 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 5h from New York
$10M
08
St John's 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 5h from New York
$10M
09
Providenciales 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York
$10M
10
George Town 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York
$10M

Within 5 hours of New York.

The same ranking, kept to addresses a direct flight of 5 hours or less from New York.

01
Gustavia 🇫🇷 St Barths0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York, special regime for arrivals
$10M
02
Anguilla 🇦🇮 Anguilla0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York
$10M
03
Christophe Harbour 🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 5h from New York
$10M
04
St John's 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 5h from New York
$10M
05
Providenciales 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos0% effective on $1M, no capital gains tax, 4h from New York
$10M

Model note. Effective rates use indicative 2026 headline brackets and any special regime for arriving foreigners. Social contributions, deductions and treaty relief are not included. Flight times are great-circle estimates. The exit charge from New York is modeled separately and is not netted into the figures above.

Questions

The short answers.

Where should a high earner move from New York?

On $1,000,000 of income, Gustavia keeps the most over 10 years, $10M, followed by Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Within 5 hours of New York, Gustavia keeps the most. The ranking changes with the passports held, the household and a liquidity event, all of which the engine takes as inputs.

Does New York charge an exit tax?

No exit tax for a non citizen leaving the US.

A US citizen or long term green card holder is taxed worldwide after leaving. Renouncing triggers the expatriation tax, a deemed sale of everything at 23.8% on gains above the annual exclusion.

How long does it take to stop being tax resident in New York?

Not applicable unless you renounce.

Which addresses on the board levy no capital gains tax?

36 of the 100 addresses on the board levy no personal capital gains tax, among them Abu Dhabi, Anguilla, Bora Bora, Christophe Harbour, Dubai, Geneva.

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