Mississippi
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 8 categories
Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 6 categories
Mississippi's top income tax rate is 4.7% vs Ohio's 3.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Ohio averages 1.37% annually vs Mississippi's 0.64%.
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