New Hampshire
Low tax burden · COL index 114
Wins 13 categories
New York
High tax burden · COL index 139
Wins 3 categories
New Hampshire has no state income tax. New York's top rate is 10.9%. Cost of living in New York (index 139) runs 22% higher than New Hampshire (index 114). Property taxes are meaningfully different: New Hampshire averages 1.86% annually vs New York's 1.4%.
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Voters predominantly selected Republicans for national office during the 19th and 20th centuries until 1992. Since then, the state has been considered a swing state. Since 2006, control of the state legislature and New Hampshire's congressional seats have switched back and forth between Republicans and Democrats.