Illinois
High tax burden · COL index 92
Wins 3 categories
Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 10 categories
Illinois's top income tax rate is 4.95% vs Ohio's 3.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Illinois averages 1.73% annually vs Ohio's 1.37%. Politically, Ohio voted Republican in 2024 (R+12.0) while Illinois went Democratic (D+14.0).
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