Connecticut
High tax burden · COL index 114
Wins 10 categories
New York
Very High tax burden · COL index 139
Wins 3 categories
New York's top income tax rate is 10.9% vs Connecticut's 6.99%. Cost of living in New York (index 139) runs 22% higher than Connecticut (index 114). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Connecticut averages 1.79% annually vs New York's 1.4%. The median home in New York costs $470K vs $395K in Connecticut.
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Overall cost of living in New York, NY is 134.2% higher than in Hartford, CT. The average listing price for a home in New York, NY is $3,020,778, which is 713.4% higher than Hartford, CT. The average cost of groceries in New York, NY is 13.1% higher than Hartford, CT.