Nebraska
Moderate tax burden · COL index 91
Wins 9 categories
Utah
Moderate tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 4 categories
Cost of living in Utah (index 101) runs 11% higher than Nebraska (index 91). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Nebraska averages 1.44% annually vs Utah's 0.44%. The median home in Utah costs $500K vs $265K in Nebraska.
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