North Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 94
Wins 5 categories
Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 9 categories
North Carolina's top income tax rate is 4.5% vs Ohio's 3.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Ohio averages 1.37% annually vs North Carolina's 0.7%. The median home in North Carolina costs $335K vs $235K in Ohio.
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