Alabama
Moderate tax burden · COL index 87
Wins 5 categories
Pennsylvania
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 8 categories
Alabama's top income tax rate is 5% vs Pennsylvania's 3.07%. Cost of living in Pennsylvania (index 97) runs 11% higher than Alabama (index 87). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Pennsylvania averages 1.43% annually vs Alabama's 0.39%.
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Pennsylvania
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