Iowa
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 11 categories
South Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 2 categories
South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.2% vs Iowa's 3.8%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Iowa averages 1.42% annually vs South Carolina's 0.43%. The median home in South Carolina costs $310K vs $215K in Iowa.
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South Carolina
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