Ohio
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 4 categories
West Virginia
Moderate tax burden · COL index 82
Wins 10 categories
West Virginia's top income tax rate is 5.12% vs Ohio's 3.5%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Ohio averages 1.37% annually vs West Virginia's 0.57%. The median home in Ohio costs $235K vs $155K in West Virginia.
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Is it better to live in Ohio or West Virginia?
Ohio has a lot to offer from a job/economic perspective. It has larger cities (Cleveland and Cincinnati). West Virginia has beautiful mountains but economically and infrastructure wise… not a lot going on. If you're raising a family and want a healthy job market, then Ohio is probably the place.
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