Alaska
Low tax burden · COL index 126
Wins 5 categories
Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 5 categories
Neither Alaska nor Texas levies a state income tax. Cost of living in Alaska (index 126) runs 30% higher than Texas (index 97). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Alaska's 1.04%.
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Alaska has one of the longest-running incentive programs in the country: the Permanent Dividend Fund. Started in 1976, it pays every resident an annual stipend as long as they lived in Alaska during the previous calendar year. The amount depends on the state's annual revenue, but averages around $1,600.
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