Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 6 categories
North Dakota
Moderate tax burden · COL index 98
Wins 10 categories
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85% vs North Dakota's 2.5%. The median home in Minnesota costs $335K vs $255K in North Dakota. Politically, North Dakota voted Republican in 2024 (R+33.0) while Minnesota went Democratic (D+4.0).
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Minnesota is the highest, at 12.4%. Suppose a household paying the average tax burden on $80,000 of annual income. A Minnesota family would pay about $3,500 more than a family with the same income in the Dakotas. That same Minnesota family would pay about $800 more each year than a family living in Iowa or Wisconsin.
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