Mississippi
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 9 categories
Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 4 categories
Texas has no state income tax. Mississippi's top rate is 4.7%. Cost of living in Texas (index 97) runs 18% higher than Mississippi (index 82). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Mississippi's 0.64%. The median home in Texas costs $340K vs $180K in Mississippi.
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