Live Here,

Not There

By: Stephanie Stelmack

DONT live
in : New York
New York not only has a
high individual tax rate
but a high sales tax rate
as well. The State
income tax rate is
8.82%. New York has
the title of the worst
state in the U.S. for
taxes.

LIVE in:
Wyoming
Wyoming is named the
state with the lowest
taxes out of all fifty
states. Although it has
a high property tax it
makes up for it by
having no individual
income taxes.

DONT live in:

New Jersey
New Jersey
has a State
Income Tax
rate of
8.97%.
New Jersey
also has
sales tax of
7%. The
property
tax is also
$2,819,
making it

LIVE in:
South
Dakota
South Dakota has
no individual or
corporate tax.
South Dakota also
has one of the
lowest sales tax in
the country which is
4%.

DONT live

in:
California
California
had a State
Income Tax
Rate of
13.3%. The
sales is
%7.5. The
state relies
on the
income tax
which is
what
causes it to
be so high.
The

LIVE in:
Nevada
Although
Nevada
has a
high sales
tax of
6.875%
there is
no
individual
or
corporate
income
tax
making it
one of the

DONT live in:

Minnesota
Minnesota has a income
state tax rate of 13.3%.
The sales tax used to be
7.5% but now up to
9.85%. This combined
with a high individual and
corporate rate makes it
ones of the worst tax
states in the country.

LIVE in:
Alaska
Although in Alaska
residents pay a decent
property and corporate
tax, the country ranks
number 4 in the lowest
tax states because there
is no sales tax or
individual income taxes.

DONT live in:

Rhode Island
The state income tax is
5.99%. The sales tax is
7%. The property tax is
$2,083. Rhode island has
high property and
corporate taxes. The
state also taxes on Social
Security benefits,
pensions and retirement
making it one of the
worst tax states.

LIVE in:
Florida
Florida
residents dont
have to pay an
individual tax
and also have
the lowest
income tax
rate of 5.4%.
All businesses
pay the same
minimum level
of taxes each
year which is