Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 7 categories
Kansas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 86
Wins 5 categories
Kansas's top income tax rate is 5.7% vs Colorado's 4.4%. Cost of living in Colorado (index 110) runs 28% higher than Kansas (index 86). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Kansas averages 1.24% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%. The median home in Colorado costs $545K vs $220K in Kansas.
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