Wyoming
Low tax burden · COL index 101
Wins 8 categories
Alaska
Low tax burden · COL index 126
Wins 5 categories
Neither Wyoming nor Alaska levies a state income tax. Cost of living in Alaska (index 126) runs 25% higher than Wyoming (index 101). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Alaska averages 1.04% annually vs Wyoming's 0.55%.
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Wyoming
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Alaska
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