[ehenningsen]

Misc Tax rates
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/TaxFa...fm?topic2id=20

Total Amount of taxes collected in the state of Nebraska and other states
and the Average of the total per capita

http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/05staxrank.html

Nebraska is 24th in 2005

[star_gazer]

The Tax Foundation is a good source of information as well...

http://www.taxfoundation.org

One should really consider TOTAL tax burden (ie the cumulative local, state, and federal burden... which also takes into account the taxes on that higher income you here touted elsewhere, just another part of higher costs of living)

As you can see... Nebraska is right in the middle of the pack.

State / State & Local Taxes, Per Capita / Federal Taxes Per Capita / Total Taxes Per Capita
U.S. Average $4,072 $8,050 $12,122
D.C. $8,092 $14,040 $22,132
Connecticut $6,018 $13,079 $19,097
New Jersey $5,234 $11,433 $16,667
Massachusetts $5,047 $11,380 $16,427
New York $5,734 $9,899 $15,632
Maryland $4,996 $9,902 $14,898
Minnesota $4,930 $8,960 $13,890
California $4,451 $8,982 $13,433
Washington $4,334 $9,053 $13,387
Rhode Island $4,629 $8,679 $13,308
Wyoming $4,120 $9,131 $13,251
Virginia $4,056 $9,191 $13,247
Illinois $4,335 $8,710 $13,045
Colorado $4,098 $8,779 $12,877
Nevada $3,758 $8,784 $12,542
New Hampshire $3,136 $9,328 $12,464
Delaware $3,426 $8,729 $12,155
Pennsylvania $4,057 $8,061 $12,118
Hawaii $4,496 $7,455 $11,952
Wisconsin $4,289 $7,661 $11,950
Vermont $4,118 $7,482 $11,600
Maine $4,719 $6,843 $11,562
Michigan $3,965 $7,467 $11,431
Nebraska $4,294 $7,122 $11,416
Florida $3,566 $7,820 $11,385
Ohio $4,332 $6,939 $11,271
Kansas $3,885 $7,144 $11,030
Alaska $2,598 $8,420 $11,019
Texas $3,368 $7,297 $10,665
Oregon $3,492 $7,167 $10,659
Indiana $3,796 $6,825 $10,622
Iowa $3,709 $6,809 $10,518
Georgia $3,564 $6,932 $10,496
Missouri $3,509 $6,899 $10,409
North Dakota $3,421 $6,957 $10,379
North Carolina $3,526 $6,694 $10,220
South Dakota $3,177 $6,824 $10,000
Arizona $3,350 $6,569 $9,919
Tennessee $2,979 $6,785 $9,764
Montana $3,108 $6,371 $9,479
Kentucky $3,383 $6,043 $9,425
Oklahoma $3,129 $6,092 $9,221
South Carolina $3,213 $5,982 $9,195
Louisiana $3,463 $5,699 $9,162
Utah $3,261 $5,866 $9,127
Idaho $3,159 $5,835 $8,995
Alabama $2,881 $6,096 $8,977
West Virginia $3,212 $5,611 $8,823
New Mexico $3,031 $5,717 $8,747
Arkansas $3,088 $5,654 $8,742
Mississippi $2,924 $5,068 $7,991

[MattDen]

State tax colections per-capita might be "in the middle of the pack", but that is just state taxes. Because the average wage per job in Nebraska is lower then in Alabama for example according to the Bureau of Economic analysis that means less income tax is collected so a 6.84% rate in Nebraska will not collect as much as that same percentage would in say Mass, New Jersey or Colorado. Quite a few states have average wage per job of 40,000+ including Colorado and much of the North-east part of the country, in Nebraska its 32,000 dollars
Also the state sales tax is 5.5% in Nebraska, its only 2.9% in Colorado

Another thing that might take down that ranking for the local taxes might be that property VALUES are very low in Nebraska even Omaha (with the highest cost of housing) has quite a few neighborhoods where the normal price of a home must be less then 50,000 dollars. In cities such as Seattle fixer-uppers run 5 times that and in Denver 3 times that amount because they desirable cities.

That means that since Omaha's property tax rate is 2.17% (Thats in district 66) its 2.07% for OPS of the homes value that a 50,000 dollar value home (very common on the eastside of town) will only pay 1,035 dollars or so in taxes. But for the middle-class who want a nice house in Ralston that costs 200,000 they will pay 4,726 dollars in property tax (2.36%) while in Fountain, Colorado (suburban Omaha) that same 200,000 home would have a tax bill at 740 dollars (.37%)

So the rates of taxes in Nebraska are very low, a particular ranking can be driven down because of very low housing values such as Nebraska or people not buying as many taxable items. For example food is not taxed in Nebraska, in parts of Colorado certain foods are taxed at the local level.

[ehenningsen]

MattDen....hence the per capita...

[ehenningsen]

Originally Posted by ehenningsen

MattDen....hence the per capita...

and besides, if you read all of my other links, it shows that Omaha is above the national average and at number 41 for per capita income, nice brand new housing in the 125-150k range, very low cost of living, rated number 30 for being a fun city in the us, you would see that your posts are futile... and you need to just stop posting and move back to denver...

[star_gazer]

High property values are a double edged sword. Great if you're ready to retire and sell that big 2 story, 3 car garage home, and move into some place more cozy for just the 2 of you (or if you'd like to get a much larger home by moving to Omaha! ). Not so good if you're a first time home buyer or want to upgrade to start that family.

Omaha's combination of decent income... and low cost of living is hard to beat. Is that unique to Omaha? Of course not... the midwest as a whole benefits in this regard, to a large extent.

Do some of us find that Omaha offers a little more unique combination of larger city amenities... and small town convenience... along with that? You bet!

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[quote=star_gazer;315998]High property values are a double edged sword. Great if you're ready to retire and sell that big 2 story, 3 car garage home, and move into some place more cozy for just the 2 of you (or if you'd like to get a much larger home by moving to Omaha! ). Not so good if you're a first time home buyer or want to upgrade to start that family.

Omaha's combination of decent income... and low cost of living is hard to beat. Is that unique to Omaha? Of course not... the midwest as a whole benefits in this regard, to a large extent.

Do some of us find that Omaha offers a little more unique combination of larger city amenities... and small town convenience... along with that? You bet![/QUOTE

You are so right! We are in Ct and looking to relocate. ANyway, we were looking at the south, but found that, yes, housing and taxes are less. The schools are not as great or are there as many city amenities. That was when we started to zero in on the midwest. Taxes maybe higher than the south, but less then ct. The schools are good and the housing is afordable, and cities offer things for famlies to do.

I think that everyoone has their own critera of where to live. For us the midwest will realy work. It just depends on where the job takes us.

We love it here, most of our famliy is here. Still it is driving us broke. Omaha is much more affordable,taxes and all.