Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 4 categories
Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 8 categories
Texas has no state income tax. Arizona's top rate is 2.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $340K in Texas.
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Arizona's dry heat (Phoenix metro routinely runs 15 to 25 percent humidity in summer) makes 110°F feel measurably different — still hot, but without the oppressive humidity that defines Texas summer. For Texans who specifically dislike the humidity, the move to Arizona is a climate quality-of-life upgrade.