10 states where taxpayers get the best bang for their buck


MarketWatch, Inc.
Quentin Fottrell
Aug 20, 2014

Average annual state and local taxes: $6,098

After Nebraska, Utah scored the vest on the list of most economically healthy states in terms of the taxes paid by residents. It also ranked Number 7 for safety and number 5 for health.

If fact, the state has the fifth best hospital system after Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas, according to the WalletHub Study. It’s also one of the most religiously homogenous states in the union as over 60% of the residents are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

#1 Wyoming
#2 Alaska
#3 South Dakota
#4 Washington
#5 North Dakota
#6 Colorado
#7 Florida
#8 Texas
#9 Utah
#10 Massachusetts