Maine
High tax burden · COL index 107
Wins 8 categories
Virginia
Moderate tax burden · COL index 102
Wins 7 categories
Maine's top income tax rate is 7.15% vs Virginia's 5.75%. Property taxes are meaningfully different: Maine averages 1.04% annually vs Virginia's 0.74%.
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