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20 states that burden taxpayers the least

November 7, 2023 12:04 PM
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The best five states in the ranking have an average total tax burden of 5.97%. The average property tax burden is 2.96% in these states.

Scroll through to see which states are in the top 20 and how they tax their citizens (and click here to see which states impose the highest tax burdens).

Source: WalletHub

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