| A recent survey by the District of Columbia | | | | 2. Cheyenne, Wyoming: This second most low-tax |
| government identified top 10 cities in the U.S. that | | | | city enjoys a tax bite of 4.3 %. The property tax |
| have the lowest overall tax burden. The survey | | | | and auto tax estimates are $1,047 and $564 |
| was conducted on the state and local tax burden | | | | respectively. |
| of families in the largest city in each of America's | | | | 3. Jacksonville, Florida: The city has a low tax |
| 50 states and Washington, D.C. The survey | | | | burden of 4.6 % while the property tax and auto |
| provided the stat on the state/local income, sales | | | | tax estimates are $1,869 and $333 respectively. |
| tax, real estate tax and auto/personal property | | | | 4. Las Vegas, Nevada: The fourth tax friendliest |
| tax incurred by couples at various income levels. | | | | city in the list, Las Vegas has a tax bite of 5.4 %. |
| Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine provided the | | | | The property tax and auto tax estimates are |
| rankings of the lowest-tax cities for dual-income | | | | $2,416 and $610 respectively. |
| couples with one school-age child earning a | | | | 5. Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu has a total tax burden |
| combined gross income of $75,000. The property | | | | of 5.6 %. The city's property tax and auto tax |
| tax shown for each city is the estimate of a | | | | estimates are $1,279 and $425 respectively. |
| hypothetical home that a couple earning $75,000 | | | | 6. Memphis, Tennessee: At sixth position is |
| would own. Similarly, the auto tax of the top 10 | | | | Memphis with an overall tax bite of 6.1 %. Its |
| cities is based on the assumption that the couple | | | | property tax estimate is $2,084 while the auto |
| owns two cars. The auto tax is an estimate of | | | | tax estimate is $355. |
| the registration fees, state and local gasoline | | | | 7. Sioux Falls, South Dakota: With a tax bite of 6.3 |
| taxes and personal property taxes all put | | | | %, and respective property tax and auto tax |
| together. | | | | estimates at $2,701 and $325, Sioux Falls occupies |
| While the national median tax burden for such | | | | the seventh position among the top 10. |
| families is 9.1 %, all the top ten cities had an | | | | 8. Fargo, North Dakota: At number eight is Fargo |
| overall state and local tax burden that ranged | | | | with a tax burden of 6.3 %. Its property tax |
| from 4.1 % to 6.7 %. Not surprisingly, seven of | | | | estimate is at $2,188 and auto tax estimate at |
| the top ten tax friendliest cities are in states that | | | | $317. |
| do not have income tax. | | | | 9. Houston, Texas: Houston has a tax bite of 6.3 |
| The following are top 10 tax friendliest cities in the | | | | %. The city's property tax and auto tax |
| U.S. | | | | estimates are at $2,778 and $310 respectively. |
| 1. Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage has the lowest | | | | 10. Billings, Montana: Rounding out the top 10 tax |
| tax burden at 4.1 %. The estimated property tax | | | | friendliest cites is Billings with a tax bite of 6.7 %. |
| is $2,872 and the auto tax is $176 in this city that | | | | The property tax and auto tax estimates are at |
| is home to 42 % of Alaskan residents. | | | | $1,983 and $682 respectively. |