Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 9 categories
California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 5 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Ohio's 3.5%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 61% higher than Ohio (index 88). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Ohio averages 1.37% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $235K in Ohio.
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