Colorado vs Kansas: taxes, cost of living, laws

Colorado

Moderate tax burden · COL index 110

Wins 8 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.

Colorado

Kansas

Taxes

4.4%

Income Tax (top rate)

5.7%

0.48%/yr

Property Tax Rate

1.24%/yr

7.76%

Sales Tax (avg)

8.68%

Social Security Tax

Yes

Estate Tax

Yes

As income

Capital Gains Tax

As income

Housing & Cost of Living

110

COL Index (100=avg)

$545K

Median Home Price

$220K

$1,850/mo

Median Rent (2BR/mo)

$1,050/mo

$3K/yr

Home Insurance (avg/yr)

$5K/yr

Crime & Safety

453

Violent Crime / 100K

410

2,859

Property Crime / 100K

2,225

337

Sex Offenders / 100K

379

314

Homeless / 100K

Healthcare

#9 of 50

Healthcare Quality Rank

#29 of 50

78.8 yrs

Life Expectancy

77.2 yrs

7.4%

Uninsured Rate

9.6%

Yes

Medicaid Expansion

Education

#9 of 50

K-12 Quality Rank

#26 of 50

School Choice / Vouchers

Childcare

$1,600/mo

Avg Infant Care / mo

$1,050/mo

Utilities & Daily Costs

$130/mo

Avg Energy Bill / mo

$130/mo

$530/mo

Avg Groceries / mo

$440/mo

#30 of 50

Road Quality Rank

#3 of 50

Social Policy

A-

Gun Laws Grade

D+11.0

2024 Presidential Margin

R+20.0

Category wins

Colorado

Kansas

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