Head to head
The Hamptons (New York) vs West Palm Beach (Florida).
🇺🇸 United States against 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
🇺🇸 United States against 🇺🇸 United States, on tax, residence, cost, and the life. Same model, same year, no brochure.
| The Hamptons (New York) | West Palm Beach (Florida) | |
|---|---|---|
| Effective tax at $300K | 25% | 25% |
| Effective tax at $1M | 33% | 33% |
| Effective tax at $3M | 36% | 36% |
| Kept at $1M | $673K | $674K |
| Capital gains | 36% | 24% |
| Cost index (Zurich 100) | 142 | 85 |
| Safety | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Schools | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Sun hours | 2,600 | 3,000 |
| Supercar street index | #23 | #14 |
| Routes in | Golden visa, Founder & talent | Golden visa, Founder & talent |
| Net millionaire inflow 2025 (country, Henley) | +7,500 | +7,500 |
| Flight London | 7.6 | 9.6 |
| Flight New York | 1.3 | 3.1 |
Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties.
West Palm Beach (Florida) keeps more of a $1M salary, $1K a year on this model. The Hamptons (New York) answers with schools and safety.
Capital gains: The Hamptons (New York) 36%, West Palm Beach (Florida) 24%. The order of operations, move then sell or sell then move, decides more than the rate. Neither city taxes wealth as such.
The Hamptons (New York) leads on schools and safety, West Palm Beach (Florida) on a lower cost and sun.
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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.