Kansas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 86
Wins 3 categories
North Dakota
Moderate tax burden · COL index 98
Wins 9 categories
Kansas's top income tax rate is 5.7% vs North Dakota's 2.5%. Cost of living in North Dakota (index 98) runs 14% higher than Kansas (index 86). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Kansas averages 1.24% annually vs North Dakota's 0.88%.
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