High-Tax Places to Live

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property tax should be based on a persons income. Counties should be ashamed of kicking long time tax payers out of their homes because they can't afford property tax.
And eliminate the fed deduction for interest paid

hank wheelerr of CO 10:36AM March 12, 2009

It's a dumb article, with a dumber table.
One might have expected the table to show actual rates for each tax, so the reader could compare to his location. But more important, many people leve in suburban areas near a city, so city taxes alone may not be (probably are not) relevant.
More important, the article doesn't discuss services. In some areas, garbage collection is included in local taxes, in others it is paid for separately. In some areas, a significant part of the population uses public transportation, In those areas, automobile costs are likely to be lower, and taxes are likely to subsidize mass transit.
Easy for a stupid editor to fill space, but not so easy for a reader to get information.

Gene of NY 9:04AM March 10, 2009

Something is wrong with the calculations. I know that Wisconsin has a higher income tax than Indianna.

jim of WI 3:23PM December 10, 2008

i want to know about realestate taxes and average rents in portland oregon, and seattle washington

elaine st george of FL 12:33PM December 05, 2008

I wouldn't want to live in any of these cities because I hate the cold. The older you get, the harder it gets to shovel snow and keep your house warm. I look for the cheapest warm places. It even gets too cold in Ar. for me. Florida and Ariz. aren't cheap either. Where else is it warm and cheap?

Kay Emmons of AR 8:53PM December 01, 2008

Is this just City income taxes or does this include property taxes as well as state and federal?

mark of OH 1:28AM November 29, 2008

How many are lead by Demorcartic mayors? All-nine out of ten?

Jack of AZ 4:23PM November 28, 2008

This article may be useful to a lot more people if it made comparisons to average cities in CA, NY, TX and FL Also, without a cost of living comparison it doesn't mean anything.
For richer people with kids, they may want to know the state's position on estate taxes too.

E. Kavanagh of CA 4:09PM November 26, 2008