Idaho
Moderate tax burden · COL index 96
Wins 6 categories
Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 8 categories
Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65% vs Idaho's 5.8%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs Idaho's 0.48%. The median home in Idaho costs $425K vs $285K in Wisconsin.
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