Head to head

Beverly Hills vs Maui.

Beverly Hills against Maui, both in 🇺🇸 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, Beverly Hills takes an effective 43% and Maui takes 44%, so Beverly Hills leaves about $6K more in hand each year on Patrician's 2026 model.
  • On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Beverly Hills charges 37% and Maui charges 31%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $305K.
  • Neither United States nor United States operates a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both are modeled on ordinary resident rates.
  • Inheritance, what a child pays: 40% above $15M in Beverly Hills, 40% above $15M, plus Hawaii in Maui.
  • Route in: Beverly Hills by Residence by investment, Founder & talent. Maui by Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 138 in Beverly Hills against 115 in Maui on Patrician's index where Zurich is 100, and safety 7 against 8 of 10. Both are Patrician editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

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, Beverly Hills (California) vs Maui (Hawaii): tax, residence and., patrician.ch/compare/bvh-vs-mau/, September 2026.

Beverly HillsMaui
Effective tax at $300K33%36%
Effective tax at $1M43%44%
Effective tax at $3M48%47%
Kept at $1M$570K$564K
Capital gains37%31%
Inheritance tax, children40% above $15M40% above $15M, plus Hawaii
Cost index (Zurich 100)138115
Safety7/108/10
Schools8/106/10
Sun hours3,2502,900
Supercar street index#3#84
Routes inResidence by investment, Founder & talentResidence by investment, Founder & talent
Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley)+7,500+7,500
Flight London11.715.1
Flight New York5.910.6

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

Beverly Hills (California) keeps more of a $1M salary, $6K a year on this model. Maui (Hawaii) answers with safety.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Beverly Hills 37%, Maui 31%. Neither city taxes wealth as such.

For a family

Beverly Hills (California) leads on schools and sun, Maui (Hawaii) on safety and a lower cost.

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Questions

Which keeps more of a $1M income, Beverly Hills or Maui?

Beverly Hills, by about $6K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Beverly Hills takes an effective 43% of $1,000,000 and Maui takes 44%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 48% and 47%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Beverly Hills or Maui?

Maui, at 31% against 37% in Beverly Hills.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $305K.

Which is better for inheritance, Beverly Hills or Maui?

Both tax children. What a child pays: 40% above $15M in Beverly Hills, 40% above $15M, plus Hawaii in Maui.

The US taxes an estate at 40% above $15M per person in 2026. A US citizen spouse inherits free. Federal estate tax at 40% above $15M per person, plus Hawaii estate tax up to 20%. A US citizen spouse inherits free.

Which is cheaper to live in, Beverly Hills or Maui?

Maui, at 115 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 138 for Beverly Hills, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 7 of 10 in Beverly Hills and 8 of 10 in Maui, schools 8 and 6. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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