Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 7 categories
Massachusetts
High tax burden · COL index 148
Wins 6 categories
Massachusetts's top income tax rate is 9% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Massachusetts (index 148) runs 45% higher than Arizona (index 102). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Massachusetts averages 1.04% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Massachusetts costs $580K vs $420K in Arizona.
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