Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 6 categories
Nebraska
Moderate tax burden · COL index 91
Wins 7 categories
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85% vs Nebraska's 3.99%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Nebraska averages 1.44% annually vs Minnesota's 1.02%. Politically, Nebraska voted Republican in 2024 (R+19.0) while Minnesota went Democratic (D+4.0).
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