Texas
Moderate tax burden · COL index 97
Wins 6 categories
Virginia
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 9 categories
Texas has no state income tax. Virginia's top rate is 5.75%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Texas averages 1.6% annually vs Virginia's 0.74%. Politically, Texas voted Republican in 2024 (R+14.0) while Virginia went Democratic (D+3.0).
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For Texas, we'll use Dallas as our example. The cost of living there is only about 6% higher than Virginia, but new homes cost 11% more. Gas, as you'd expect is almost 7% cheaper, but healthcare is 10% more expensive.