Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 6 categories
Utah
Moderate tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 7 categories
Texas has no state income tax. Utah's top rate is 4.65%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Utah's 0.44%. The median home in Utah costs $500K vs $340K in Texas.
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