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Kansas vs Mississippi: taxes, cost of living, laws
Kansas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 86
Wins 4 categories
VS
Mississippi
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 11 categories
Kansas's top income tax rate is 5.7% vs Mississippi's 4.7%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Kansas averages 1.24% annually vs Mississippi's 0.64%.
Taxes
5.7%
Income Tax (top rate)
4.7%
1.24%/yr
Property Tax Rate
0.64%/yr
8.68%
Sales Tax (avg)
7.07%
No
Social Security Tax
Yes
Yes
Estate Tax
Yes
As income
Capital Gains Tax
As income
Housing & Cost of Living
86
COL Index (100=avg)
82
$220K
Median Home Price
$180K
$1,050/mo
Median Rent (2BR/mo)
$950/mo
$5K/yr
Home Insurance (avg/yr)
$3K/yr
Crime & Safety
410
Violent Crime / 100K
283
2,225
Property Crime / 100K
2,080
379
Sex Offenders / 100K
277
94
Homeless / 100K
35
Healthcare
#29 of 50
Healthcare Quality Rank
#47 of 50
77.2 yrs
Life Expectancy
71.9 yrs
9.6%
Uninsured Rate
16.8%
No
Medicaid Expansion
No
Education
#26 of 50
K-12 Quality Rank
#50 of 50
No
School Choice / Vouchers
Yes
Childcare
$1,050/mo
Avg Infant Care / mo
$700/mo
Utilities & Daily Costs
$130/mo
Avg Energy Bill / mo
$105/mo
$440/mo
Avg Groceries / mo
$380/mo
#3 of 50
Road Quality Rank
#19 of 50
Social Policy
F
Gun Laws Grade
F
R+20.0
2024 Presidential Margin
R+17.0
Category wins
4
Kansas
11
Mississippi
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