Mississippi
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 8 categories
Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 6 categories
Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65% vs Mississippi's 4.7%. Cost of living in Wisconsin (index 93) runs 13% higher than Mississippi (index 82). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs Mississippi's 0.64%. The median home in Wisconsin costs $285K vs $180K in Mississippi.
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