VIRGINIA

VS

NEW JERSEY

Base Sales Tax:

5.3%
2.5% tax on
groceries, along with
5.3% tax of
prepared food.

Base Sales Tax:

7%
Income Tax: ~9%
Along with high
property taxes,
and is one of the
most expensive
states to live in.

Live in VIRGINIA not NEW

JERSEY

COLORADO VS
WASHINGTON
Base Sales Tax: 6.5%
10% prepared food tax,
almost twice as much as
New Jerseys
Very high local tax rates

Base Sales Tax: 2.9%

Depending on where you
live, can be a tax rate as
high as 10.4%
Does not collect tax for
home-rule cities and
counties located in the
state

Live in COLORADO not

WASHINGTON

CALIFORNIA VS FLORIDA

Base Sales Tax: 6%

Pay use tax which is not
collected at the time of
purchase, rather is paid when
the sales tax is due at another
time.

Base Sales Tax: 7.5%

Local tax rates can be up to
10% in certain parts and
municipalities
-Can change .01%1.0% per district

LIVE IN FLORIDA NOT CALIFORNIA