Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 3 categories
Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 11 categories
Ohio's top income tax rate is 3.5% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Arizona (index 102) runs 16% higher than Ohio (index 88). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Ohio averages 1.37% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $235K in Ohio.
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