South Carolina
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 7 categories
Vermont
High tax burden · COL index 111
Wins 6 categories
Vermont's top income tax rate is 8.75% vs South Carolina's 6.2%. Cost of living in Vermont (index 111) runs 19% higher than South Carolina (index 93). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Vermont averages 1.73% annually vs South Carolina's 0.43%. Politically, South Carolina voted Republican in 2024 (R+13.0) while Vermont went Democratic (D+31.0).
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