North Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 94
Wins 3 categories
Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 10 categories
Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65% vs North Carolina's 4.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs North Carolina's 0.7%.
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