Alaska does not have an income tax or a sales tax, but it makes up for that with high property taxes that account for 1.17% of its 4.6% total tax burden.
Nevada is home to Sin City itself: Las Vegas. And, boy, does it tax those sins — 6.85% of its total 9.6% burden comes from taxes on everything from clothes to booze, gambling, and hotels.
Wyoming is known for having lower-than-average tax rates for both sales and property taxes, despite relying on them for revenue.
The bulk of South Dakota’s revenue stems from sales and excise taxes, which make up 4.2% of its 8.4% total burden. The rest is from other forms of taxation, like property taxes.
New Hampshire relies heavily on property taxes, which account for a whopping 2.08% of its total 9.6% tax burden. That gives the “Live Free or Die” state the third-highest property tax rate in the country.
Tennessee used to have an investment income tax, but that was fully eliminated in 2021. The state makes up for it by having state and local sales taxes that are the second-highest in the country at 9.55%.
Washington is the home of Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks thanks to its lack of corporate income tax. And let us not forget the wild amount of cloudy, rainy weather.
Texas relies on high property taxes to make up for the lost revenue. As a result, it ranks as the eighth-highest state for property taxes overall, and second-highest behind Washington for states without income tax.
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