Wisconsin
Moderate tax burden · COL index 93
Wins 12 categories
California
Moderate tax burden · COL index 142
Wins 2 categories
California's top income tax rate is 13.3% vs Wisconsin's 7.65%. Cost of living in California (index 142) runs 53% higher than Wisconsin (index 93). Property taxes are meaningfully different: Wisconsin averages 1.51% annually vs California's 0.71%. The median home in California costs $790K vs $285K in Wisconsin.
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