Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 3 categories
Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 10 categories
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Minnesota averages 1.02% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $335K in Minnesota. Politically, Arizona voted Republican in 2024 (R+5.0) while Minnesota went Democratic (D+4.0).
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