Maui (Hawaii)
🇺🇸 United States · Address 83 of 100

Maui (Hawaii), for a high earner.

The most beautiful place in America and the most expensive tax bill on this board for a US citizen. People who choose it have already done the math and decided the ocean wins.

The numbers

What Maui (Hawaii) takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M44%$564K kept
Capital gains31%on a $1M gain
Cost index115Zurich = 100
Supercar street index#85of 100
Safety8/10 
Schools6/10international options
Sun hours a year2,900 
United States net millionaire inflow 2025+7,500Henley, country level. Hawaii loses residents to the mainland on net (Census). The national figure does not describe Maui

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept
$300K$107K36%$193K
$1M$436K44%$564K
$3M$1.4M47%$1.6M

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer. Run the engine with your own income, exit, passports, and family to see where Maui (Hawaii) ranks for you.

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Who gets in

The residence route.

Same US immigration rules as everywhere. Hawaii adds an 11% state income tax on top of federal, the highest state rate in the country.

Golden visaFounder & talent

A United States passport scores 62.3 on the mobility index. The passport ladder on the engine compares 65 of them.

The life

An ordinary day in Maui (Hawaii).

Flight times.

FromHours
New York10.6
London15.1
Zurich15.9
Dubai17.8
Singapore14.3
Tel Aviv18
Within reach

Near Maui (Hawaii) on the board.

Questions
How much tax would a $1M earner pay in Maui (Hawaii)?

On the simplified 2026 model, about $436K, an effective 44%, leaving $564K. At $300K the rate is 36%, at $3M it is 47%. Social contributions, deductions, and treaties are not included.

How does a foreigner get residence in Maui (Hawaii)?

Same US immigration rules as everywhere. Hawaii adds an 11% state income tax on top of federal, the highest state rate in the country. Routes that matter for money: Golden visa, Founder & talent.

What does life in Maui (Hawaii) cost compared with Zurich?

The cost index is 115 against Zurich at 100, safety 8/10, schools 6/10, 2,900 sun hours a year. United States as a whole saw a net inflow of 7,500 millionaires in 2025 (Henley, country level). Hawaii loses residents to the mainland on net (Census). The national figure does not describe Maui.

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Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.