Tucker's Town, Bermuda
Head to head

Tucker's Town vs New York.

Tucker's Town leaves about $315K more of a $1M income in hand each year than New York, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇧🇲 Bermuda against 🇺🇸 United States, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 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 $315K 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 37%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.9M.
  • Neither Tucker's Town nor New York is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
  • Inheritance, what a child pays: up to 21% 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 October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Tucker's Town (Bermuda) vs New York: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/tuckers-town-vs-new-york/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 8 min read
Tucker's Town, Bermuda
Tucker's Town 🇧🇲 Bermuda
New York, United States
New York 🇺🇸 United States
Tucker's TownNew York
Effective tax at $300K9%33%
Effective tax at $1M11%43%
Effective tax at $3M4%49%
Kept after tax at $1M$888K$573K
Capital gains0%37%
Inheritance tax, childrenup to 21% on Bermuda property40% above $15M, plus New York
Cost index (Zurich 100)115108
A 200 m² prime home, US$Not published$5.9M
Prestige of address (editorial)8/1010/10
Safety8/106/10
Schools7/109/10
Sun hours2,6002,530
Supercar street index#95#31
Routes inResidence by investmentResidence by investment, Founder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)n/a+7,500
Flight from London7h 55m nonstop8h 05m nonstop
Flight from New York2h 15m nonstopHome
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Head to head

Effective income tax rate, % of income, at 3 incomes

$300K$1M$3MTucker's Town9%11%4%New York33%43%49%

Note: single filer, not a US citizen

Source: Patrician.ch 2026 tax model, built on official tax authority rates

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 October 2026.

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For an executive on salary

Tucker's Town (Bermuda) keeps more of a $1M salary, $315K a year on this model. New York answers with schools.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Tucker's Town 0%, New York 37%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

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 $315K 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 37% 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 21% 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 5.25% to 21% above BMD 100,000. A legacy to a spouse is deductible, and so is one designated family homestead where the owner has Bermudian status. 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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