California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 3 categories
Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 13 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Minnesota's 9.85%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 49% higher than Minnesota (index 95). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Minnesota averages 1.02% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $335K in Minnesota.
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