Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 7 categories
Rhode Island
High tax burden · COL index 114
Wins 6 categories
Rhode Island's top income tax rate is 5.99% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Cost of living in Rhode Island (index 114) runs 12% higher than Arizona (index 102). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Rhode Island averages 1.3% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. Politically, Arizona voted Republican in 2024 (R+5.0) while Rhode Island went Democratic (D+17.0).
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