Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 6 categories
Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 10 categories
Minnesota's top income tax rate is 9.85% vs Wisconsin's 7.65%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs Minnesota's 1.02%. Politically, Wisconsin voted Republican in 2024 (R+1.0) while Minnesota went Democratic (D+4.0).
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