Oregon
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 5 categories
Utah
Moderate tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 7 categories
Oregon's top income tax rate is 9.9% vs Utah's 4.65%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Oregon averages 0.82% annually vs Utah's 0.44%. Politically, Utah voted Republican in 2024 (R+13.0) while Oregon went Democratic (D+14.0).
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