North Dakota
Moderate tax burden · COL index 98
Wins 10 categories
South Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 3 categories
South Carolina's top income tax rate is 6.2% vs North Dakota's 2.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: North Dakota averages 0.88% annually vs South Carolina's 0.43%.
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