Iowa
Moderate tax burden · COL index 88
Wins 11 categories
California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 3 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Iowa's 3.8%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 61% higher than Iowa (index 88). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Iowa averages 1.42% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $215K in Iowa.
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