Minnesota
High tax burden · COL index 95
Wins 6 categories
Wyoming
Low tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 11 categories
Wyoming has no state income tax. Minnesota's top rate is 9.85%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Minnesota averages 1.02% annually vs Wyoming's 0.55%. Politically, Wyoming voted Republican in 2024 (R+43.0) while Minnesota went Democratic (D+4.0).
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