Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 5 categories
Pennsylvania
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 8 categories
Colorado's top income tax rate is 4.4% vs Pennsylvania's 3.07%. Cost of living in Colorado (index 110) runs 13% higher than Pennsylvania (index 97). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Pennsylvania averages 1.43% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%. The median home in Colorado costs $545K vs $270K in Pennsylvania.
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