Alaska
Low tax burden · COL index 126
Wins 5 categories
Pennsylvania
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 9 categories
Alaska has no state income tax. Pennsylvania's top rate is 3.07%. Cost of living in Alaska (index 126) runs 30% higher than Pennsylvania (index 97). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Pennsylvania averages 1.43% annually vs Alaska's 1.04%.
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Alaska
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You could fit Pennsylvania into Alaska 14 times! One-fifth the size of the Lower 48, Alaska is bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined! Alaska is also far-flung: 7.9 times wider (east to west) and 7.8 times taller (north to south) than Pennsylvania.