Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 7 categories
Massachusetts
High tax burden · COL index 148
Wins 6 categories
Massachusetts's top income tax rate is 9% vs Colorado's 4.4%. Cost of living in Massachusetts (index 148) runs 35% higher than Colorado (index 110). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Massachusetts averages 1.04% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%.
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