Kentucky
Moderate tax burden · COL index 85
Wins 8 categories
Wisconsin
High tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 5 categories
Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65% vs Kentucky's 4%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs Kentucky's 0.78%.
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