Illinois
High tax burden · COL index 92
Wins 5 categories
Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 10 categories
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85% vs Illinois's 4.95%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Illinois averages 1.73% annually vs Minnesota's 1.02%.
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Illinois
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