BobKamman
Level 15

At least Illinois has a rebate for some people.  I don't remember the details, because the retired client in Evanston moved to Texas.  But different states have a different mix of taxes.  If the property tax is above average, the income tax and sales tax are probably lower than average.  Government collects and spends the same amount per capita in most places, except where education and teachers have no value.  A few are better at taxing nonresidents, if they have resources like legalized gambling or fossil fuels.  

Show me a state with high sales tax and high property tax, and I'll show you one with little or no income tax.  Arizona's sales tax is way too high, but still lower than many places in Texas.  Illinois has high property tax, but doesn't it still cost less than $100 to register a 2021 Lamborghini?  That would set you back a couple thousand here.  Each year.  It goes down about 15% as the car becomes older.  

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