TAXES

Local, state and federal tax data is from the Tax Foundation, an educational and tax research organization based in Washington D.C.

Reported as a total number of days of income required to pay off, total taxes (yellow column) includes property tax (state & local), sales tax (state & local), use tax (gas, cigarette & alcohol) and income tax (state & federal).

Residents of Great Falls, Bigfork and Missoula, Montana and Gulf Shores, Alabama give back less on average to the tax man than residents of the other cities.

FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL TAXES
and TAX FREEDOM DAY
2008
			Days Worked
	State & Local	State	to Pay Federal,	State
	Taxes	Rank	State & Local	Rank	GPTR
City/Town	% of Income	(1 is highest)	Taxes	(1 is highest)	Rank
Great Falls, MT	8.6%	40	98	48	1
Missoula, MT	8.6%	40	98	48	1
Bigfork, MT	8.6%	40	98	48	1
Gulf Shores, AL	8.6%	38	99	46	4
Bowling Green, KY	9.4%	25	100	45	5
Clarksville, TN	8.3%	44	101	44	6
Gatlinburg, TN	8.3%	44	101	44	6
Oak Ridge, TN	8.3%	44	101	44	6
Las Cruces, NM	8.6%	39	102	42	9
Santa Fe, NM	8.6%	39	102	42	9
Tyler, TX	8.4%	43	102	40	11
Galveston, TX	8.4%	43	102	40	11
Georgetown, TX	8.4%	43	102	40	11
San Marcos, TX	8.4%	43	102	40	11
The Woodlands, TX	8.4%	43	102	40	11
GPTR Rank - Lower Days Worked to Pay Federal/State/Local taxes is better.

TAXES

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