Kentucky
Moderate tax burden · COL index 85
Wins 10 categories
Utah
Moderate tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 3 categories
Cost of living in Utah (index 101) runs 19% higher than Kentucky (index 85). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Kentucky averages 0.78% annually vs Utah's 0.44%. The median home in Utah costs $500K vs $215K in Kentucky.
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Kentucky
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Utah
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