Tucker's Town (Bermuda) vs New York: tax, residence and cost 2026

Tucker's Town vs New York.

🇧🇲 Bermuda against 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.

In short, current to September 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Tucker's Town takes an effective 11% and New York takes 43%, so Tucker's Town leaves about $321K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Tucker's Town charges 0% and New York charges 38%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.9M.
Neither Bermuda nor the United States operates a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both are modeled on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: up to 20% on Bermuda property in Tucker's Town, 40% above $15M, plus New York in New York.
Route in: Tucker's Town by Residence by investment. New York by Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
Cost of the life is 115 in Tucker's Town against 108 in New York on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 8 against 6 of 10. Both are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 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 29 September 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Tucker's Town (Bermuda) vs New York: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/bda-vs-nyc/, September 2026.

	Tucker's Town	New York
Effective tax at $300K	9%	35%
Effective tax at $1M	11%	43%
Effective tax at $3M	4%	49%
Kept at $1M	$888K	$567K
Capital gains	0%	38%
Inheritance tax, children	up to 20% on Bermuda property	40% above $15M, plus New York
Cost index (Zurich 100)	115	108
Safety	8/10	6/10
Schools	7/10	9/10
Sun hours	2,600	2,530
Supercar street index	#95	#32
Routes in	Residence by investment	Residence by investment, Founder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	n/a	+7,500
Flight London	7.8	7.8
Flight New York	2.6	Home

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties. Inheritance is shown as it falls on a child, current to September 2026.

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How each profile reads.

For an executive on salary

Tucker's Town (Bermuda) keeps more of a $1M salary, $321K a year on this model. New York answers with schools.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Tucker's Town 0%, New York 38%. Neither city taxes wealth as such.

For a family

New York leads on schools and a lower cost, Tucker's Town (Bermuda) on safety and sun.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Tucker's Town or New York?

Tucker's Town, by about $321K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Tucker's Town takes an effective 11% of $1,000,000 and New York takes 43%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 4% and 49%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Tucker's Town or New York?

Tucker's Town, at 0% against 38% in New York.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.9M.

Which is better for inheritance, Tucker's Town or New York?

Both tax children. What a child pays: up to 20% on Bermuda property in Tucker's Town, 40% above $15M, plus New York in New York.

Bermuda has no inheritance tax as such, but estate stamp duty falls on Bermuda property (local real estate, Bermuda dollar accounts, local shares) at 5% to 20% above BMD 100,000. A legacy to a spouse and one designated family homestead are deductible. Assets outside Bermuda are not in its scope. Federal estate tax at 40% above $15M per person, plus New York estate tax up to 16%. A US citizen spouse inherits free.

Which is cheaper to live in, Tucker's Town or New York?

New York, at 108 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 115 for Tucker's Town, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 8 of 10 in Tucker's Town and 6 of 10 in New York, schools 7 and 9. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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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.