Rhode Island
High tax burden · COL index 114
Wins 11 categories
California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 5 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Rhode Island's 5.99%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 25% higher than Rhode Island (index 114). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Rhode Island averages 1.3% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $430K in Rhode Island.
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