Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 6 categories
Maine
High tax burden · COL index 107
Wins 10 categories
Maine's top income tax rate is 7.15% vs Colorado's 4.4%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Maine averages 1.04% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%. The median home in Colorado costs $545K vs $360K in Maine.
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Is Maine more expensive than Colorado?
The cost of living in Maine is 97, three points lower than the U.S. national average of 100. In stark contrast, the cost of living in Colorado is 120.5. This means that according to recent research and polling, the cost of living in Colorado is 202% higher than the cost of living in Maine.
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