What your groceries cost you in sales tax each year, in dollars — and whether that tax cancels out the income-tax saving of a move.

Some “high-tax” states charge nothing on groceries. Some no-income-tax states tax food at the checkout. This sheet works out what that means for your own cart.

WHAT’S INSIDE

• YOUR CHECKOUT TAX — your yearly grocery sales tax, in one number
• MOVE CHECK — does a move still come out ahead once grocery tax is counted?
• 10-YEAR VIEW — the same numbers over ten years
• SOURCES — every state’s rate, dated (all 50 states + DC)

One .xlsx file. Opens in Google Sheets and Excel. Comes pre-filled with example numbers so you can see it working first.

State rates as of July 1, 2026. Educational planning tool — not tax or financial advice.