Delaware
Low tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 11 categories
Vermont
High tax burden · COL index 111
Wins 5 categories
Vermont's top income tax rate is 8.75% vs Delaware's 6.6%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Vermont averages 1.73% annually vs Delaware's 0.55%.
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