Tennessee has no state personal income tax and no wheel tax. Widely listed as one of the states with a low cost of living.
That will teach me to trust Google results. Tennessee does have an income tax on corporations. You can bet your bottom dollar that gets passed through to consumers. Though last time I was in Tennessee things seemed okay. That was about 50 years ago.
I had to look up "wheel tax." It looks like some counties may charge them.
Cost of living is important. To SWMBO quality of living was also important. She wants to be close to the ocean. Medical facilities was also an important factor for her. I wanted a shop, garden and some acreage.
They all need some form of revenue source to operate.
Roads, schools and other functions of government have to be paid for somehow. I have been in some states where it seemed some of the normal functions (at least what I was used to) of government were not important.
jtk
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