Oregon
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 6 categories
Vermont
High tax burden · COL index 111
Wins 9 categories
Oregon's top income tax rate is 9.9% vs Vermont's 8.75%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Vermont averages 1.73% annually vs Oregon's 0.82%. The median home in Oregon costs $480K vs $380K in Vermont.
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