Oregon
Our ranking: Not tax-friendly
State income tax: 5% (on up to $3,450 of taxable income for single filers and up to $6,900 for married couples filing jointly) — 9.9% (on taxable income over $125,000 for single filers and over $250,000 for married couples filing jointly)
Average state and local sales taxes: None
Gas taxes and fees: 37 cents per gallon
The Beaver State has high income taxes: 9.9% is applied to taxable income over $125,000 ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly) — and the lowest bracket is already 5%. Local income taxes may be due as well; the average local levy is 0.36%, according to the Tax Foundation. Property taxes are on the high side, too. Oregon’s absence of a sales tax (and the country’s lowest wireless tax) can’t make up for that.
