Colorado
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 7 categories
Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 6 categories
Texas has no state income tax. Colorado's top rate is 4.4%. Cost of living in Colorado (index 110) runs 13% higher than Texas (index 97). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Colorado's 0.48%. The median home in Colorado costs $545K vs $340K in Texas.
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