Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 7 categories
Missouri
Moderate tax burden · COL index 86
Wins 8 categories
Missouri's top income tax rate is 4.7% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Arizona (index 102) runs 19% higher than Missouri (index 86). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Missouri averages 0.88% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $240K in Missouri.
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