My state has:
Low income tax
Low property tax
NO sales tax
I prefer no sales tax...
Which is?
Sooner or later dhims will flood the state to fix all that
Mont. has sales taxes in "Resort" areas.
Where you at?
My state (MA) has high everything. I pay over $10,000 a year for property tax. I try to shop in NH which has no sales tax.
Here's a start on the guessing game.
I will also think Montana.
...my current state of residence has NO income tax but the sales tax is quite hefty.... my current house is about two-thirds the size of my prior house in another state, but the property taxes here are more than three times the property taxes in our previous abode... the sword cuts both ways....one way or another the gubbermint has its dirty paws in your wallet....
So enlighten me, what state and how does its overall tax rate compare to Texas and Florida.
Texas has high property taxes and sales tax of 8.25% and is one of the lower overall tax rate states in the Country. By California and New York standards, the lower middle income families live in million dollar homes, but they only pay $150,000 - $180,000 for them. Gas is currently $2.10 a gallon or less, and natural gas is just as cheap compared to the rest of the nation.
Higher tax states structure their taxes to hide their effect. You are more aware of taxes you pay straight from your wallet than ones taken from your paycheck or encased in your house payment. The only real measure of the cost of taxation is the overall tax rate and the cost of living.
My state (Illinois) has:
income tax headed for the moon...
property tax to infinity and beyond...
sales tax past Uranus
I prefer Wyoming... now too late for that.