California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 4 categories
Pennsylvania
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 10 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Pennsylvania's 3.07%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 46% higher than Pennsylvania (index 97). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Pennsylvania averages 1.43% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $270K in Pennsylvania.
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