5.Washington
Believe it or not, Washington hosts a major population of youngsters. And only 16% of its residents are over 65 years old. Citizens pay high sales and excise taxes, and the cost of gasoline is pretty expensive here as well. Washington is placed in 26th place out of 50 with an overall tax burden of 8.34%. The cost of living is also pretty high, but for most locals, it’s not really a bad thing since their state was voted one of the best states to live in in 2021.
Washington spent almost $8,000 per capita on healthcare in 2014, $132 below the national average.
In terms of education, they spent $14,223 per kid.
6. Texas
Texas hates income taxes so much it decided to forbid them in the state’s constitution. But infrastructure and services must be paid for somehow. Texas relies on the income from sales and excise taxes to foot the bill. Property taxes are pretty high too compared to other states, but the overall tax burden is 8.19% of personal income.
Citizens basically pay the lowest taxes in all of America. When it comes to education, Texas spends almost $9,827 per kid, which is basically pretty low because in 2015 it received a D grade for its school funding.
Texas also spent $6,998 per capita on healthcare in 2014, which was the 7th lowest amount in the nation.
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