Alabama
Moderate tax burden · COL index 87
Wins 6 categories
Michigan
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 9 categories
Property taxes are meaningfully different: Michigan averages 1.32% annually vs Alabama's 0.39%.
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