Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 6 categories
Oklahoma
Moderate tax burden · COL index 87
Wins 7 categories
Oklahoma's top income tax rate is 4.75% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Arizona (index 102) runs 17% higher than Oklahoma (index 87). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Oklahoma averages 0.85% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $215K in Oklahoma.
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