Arkansas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 85
Wins 6 categories
Pennsylvania
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 7 categories
Cost of living in Pennsylvania (index 97) runs 14% higher than Arkansas (index 85). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Pennsylvania averages 1.43% annually vs Arkansas's 0.6%. The median home in Pennsylvania costs $270K vs $195K in Arkansas.
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