Alaska
Low tax burden · COL index 126
Wins 6 categories
Tennessee
Low tax burden · COL index 92
Wins 7 categories
Neither Alaska nor Tennessee levies a state income tax. Cost of living in Alaska (index 126) runs 37% higher than Tennessee (index 92). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Alaska averages 1.04% annually vs Tennessee's 0.45%.
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Overall cost of living in Nashville, TN is 21.7% lower than in Anchorage, AK. The average listing price for a home in Nashville, TN is $535,930, which is 31.2% lower than Anchorage, AK. The average cost of groceries in Nashville, TN is 23.9% lower than Anchorage, AK.
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