Alabama
Moderate tax burden · COL index 87
Wins 7 categories
Georgia
Moderate tax burden · COL index 91
Wins 7 categories
Property taxes are meaningfully different: Georgia averages 0.81% annually vs Alabama's 0.39%. The median home in Georgia costs $340K vs $218K in Alabama.
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