Florida
State income tax: None
Average local sales tax: 6.80%
Gas taxes and fees: 41 cents per gallon
Florida has no income tax, and its property taxes are below the midpoint for the U.S. The property tax on Florida’s median home value of $166,800 is $1,702.
Average combined state and local sales taxes in the Sunshine State are about average for the U.S., although in some counties the combined rate is as high as 8%. Food and prescription and nonprescription drugs are exempt.
Vehicles are taxed at the state’s 6% sales tax rate, but a county sales tax (based on where the buyer lives) is due on the first $5,000 of the purchase price or on each lease payment.
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Interesting that Texas, with NO state income tax, a rather low rate of other taxes isn’t mentioned. Could be because it, unlike the other states, is Republican run. Could it?