Massachusetts
High tax burden · COL index 148
Wins 7 categories
Mississippi
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 9 categories
Massachusetts's top income tax rate is 9% vs Mississippi's 4.7%. Cost of living in Massachusetts (index 148) runs 80% higher than Mississippi (index 82). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Massachusetts averages 1.04% annually vs Mississippi's 0.64%. The median home in Massachusetts costs $580K vs $180K in Mississippi.
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Mississippi
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