recent survey by the estimate of the registration
District of Columbia fees, state and local gasoline
government identified top taxes and personal property taxes
10 cities in the U.S. that have all put together.
the lowest overall tax burden.
The survey was conducted on the While the national median tax
state and local tax burden of burden for such families is 9.1
families in the largest city in %, all the top ten cities had an
each of America's 50 states and overall state and local tax
Washington, D.C. The survey burden that ranged from 4.1 % to
provided the stat on the 6.7 %. Not surprisingly, seven of
state/local income, sales tax, the top ten tax friendliest
real estate tax and auto/personal cities are in states that do not
property tax incurred by couples have income tax.
at various income levels.
The following are top 10 tax
Kiplinger's Personal Finance friendliest cities in the U.S.
Magazine provided the rankings of
the lowest-tax cities for 1. Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage
dual-income couples with one has the lowest tax burden at 4.1
school-age child earning a %. The estimated property tax is
combined gross income of $75,000. $2,872 and the auto tax is $176
The property tax shown for each in this city that is home to 42 %
city is the estimate of a of Alaskan residents.
hypothetical home that a couple
earning $75,000 would own. 2. Cheyenne, Wyoming: This second
Similarly, the auto tax of the most low-tax city enjoys a tax
top 10 cities is based on the bite of 4.3 %. The property tax
assumption that the couple owns and auto tax estimates are $1,047
two cars. The auto tax is an and $564 respectively.
With a tax bite of 6.3 %, and
3. Jacksonville, Florida: The respective property tax and auto
city has a low tax burden of 4.6 tax estimates at $2,701 and $325,
% while the property tax and auto Sioux Falls occupies the seventh
tax estimates are $1,869 and $333 position among the top 10.
respectively.
8. Fargo, North Dakota: At number
4. Las Vegas, Nevada: The fourth eight is Fargo with a tax burden
tax friendliest city in the list, of 6.3 %. Its property tax
Las Vegas has a tax bite of 5.4 estimate is at $2,188 and auto
%. The property tax and auto tax tax estimate at $317.
estimates are $2,416 and $610
respectively. 9. Houston, Texas: Houston has a
tax bite of 6.3 %. The city’s
5. Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu has property tax and auto tax
a total tax burden of 5.6 %. The estimates are at $2,778 and $310
city’s property tax and auto tax respectively.
estimates are $1,279 and $425
respectively. 10. Billings, Montana: Rounding
out the top 10 tax friendliest
6. Memphis, Tennessee: At sixth cites is Billings with a tax bite
position is Memphis with an of 6.7 %. The property tax and
overall tax bite of 6.1 %. Its auto tax estimates are at $1,983
property tax estimate is $2,084 and $682 respectively.
while the auto tax estimate is
$355. Source: Kiplinger Personal
Finance (05/07)
7. Sioux Falls, South Dakota:
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