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Usually states that have no income tax make up for it plenty in property taxes.
Came here to say the same.
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Washington state is probably the best answer except that it’s in a corner of the country so travel could be further if you have to travel nationally. I would look at Colorado. It’s not tax free but both property and income taxes are moderate. Winters are warmer than Midwest or north east. Lots of summer and winter activities. And a large airport with non stop access to the entire country. Unfortunately the airport is pretty far out but that’s the only downside.
Airport is a straight shot tho. Never experienced traffic there the 15 times I flew when I lived there. 30 mins to downtown, also got a speeding ticket there
There is no such thing as a tax free state, since every state has to provide essential services to their residents like safe roads, good education, emergency first responders, people to run the government, etc. If they aren’t taking it out of your paycheck, you are paying somewhere else (road tolls, parking fees, property taxes, tax on goods purchased and so on). If you are higher income this will probably still be a benefit. If you are average or below average income you are likely paying more to live in a “tax free” state with these types of regressive taxes.
Texas checking in, and yes, this is 100% correct.
I was in same situation few years back and wanted to move to a place with lot of outdoors and a good airport connectivity. After evaluating multiple states, finally moved to a beautiful suburb in South West Washington which is on the Washington- Oregon border. It has a top school district in washington state and the Portland international airport is like 11-12 miles. There is lot of natural beauty and outdoors in this part of the country. You will also save on Sales taxes on the Oregon side. The property values are holding up even in this downturn. You can message me for more details about the area, I am a realtor here. There are some new projects I am helping my other customers with.
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NH checks most of these boxes, other than they do have high property tax. No income tax, schools rank well in national rankings, commutable to a couple major airports, and lots of hiking and lakes.
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Nevada might work. Summerlin has good schools.
We moved to St John’s county, FL for the same reasons.
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