Oregon
Moderate tax burden · COL index 110
Wins 9 categories
Illinois
High tax burden · COL index 92
Wins 5 categories
Oregon's top income tax rate is 9.9% vs Illinois's 4.95%. Cost of living in Oregon (index 110) runs 20% higher than Illinois (index 92). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Illinois averages 1.73% annually vs Oregon's 0.82%. The median home in Oregon costs $480K vs $275K in Illinois.
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