Arizona
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 3 categories
Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 11 categories
Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65% vs Arizona's 2.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs Arizona's 0.51%. The median home in Arizona costs $420K vs $285K in Wisconsin.
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