Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 2 categories
Iowa
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 12 categories
Iowa's top income tax rate is 3.8% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Arizona (index 102) runs 16% higher than Iowa (index 88). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Iowa averages 1.42% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $215K in Iowa.
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