1. Anchorage, Alaska
Income tax: $0
Average Property tax: $2,572
Sales tax: $0
Average Auto tax: $165 State & local tax burden: 3.6%
2. Manchester, New Hampshire
Income tax: $0
Average Property tax: $2,349
Sales tax: $0
Average Auto tax: $493
State & local tax burden: 3.8%
3. Cheyenne, Wyoming
Income tax: $0
Average Property tax: $1,326
Average Sales tax: $1,512
Average Auto tax: $665
State & local tax burden: 4.7%
4. Seattle, Washington
Income tax: $0
Property tax: $1,698
Sales tax: $1,561
Auto tax: $457
State & local tax burden: 5.0%
5. Las Vegas, Nevada
Income tax: $0
Property tax: $2,251
Sales tax: $1,072
Auto tax: $486
State & local tax burden: 5.1%
6. Jacksonville, Florida
Income tax: $0
Property tax: $2,456
Sales tax: $1,284
Auto tax: $195
State & local tax burden: 5.2%
7. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Income tax: $0
Property tax: $2,760
Sales tax: $1,518
Auto tax: $294
State & local tax burden: 6.1%
8. Phoenix, Arizona
Income tax: $1,241
Property tax: $1,401
Sales tax: $1,849
Auto tax: $588
State & local tax burden: 6.8%
9. Billings, Montana
Income tax: $2,559
Property tax: $1,865
Sales tax: $0
Auto tax: $689
State & local tax burden: 6.8%
10. Chicago, Illinois
Income tax: $2,019
Property tax: $1,023
Sales tax: $1,624
Auto tax: $478
State & local tax burden: 6.9%
Tax rankings are based on 2007 tax return computations for a two-income couple earning $75,000 with one school age child. The real property tax is a function of housing values, real estate tax rates, assessment levels, homeowner exemptions and credits. The auto tax figure assumes the couple owns two cars and is based on the estimated registration fees, state and local gasoline taxes, and personal property taxes, if any.