Iowa
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 8 categories
Alabama
Moderate tax burden · COL index 87
Wins 3 categories
Alabama's top income tax rate is 5% vs Iowa's 3.8%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Iowa averages 1.42% annually vs Alabama's 0.39%.
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