If I were picking a state solely on low state taxes, the clear choice for me is Wyoming. Wyoming has no individual or corporate income tax. Property taxes are more reasonable, with the median house value of $184K, the median property tax bill is a little over $1K/yr. The state-wide sales tax is 4% (some localities are higher) and excludes groceries. They also have some of the lowest excise taxes.
I think New Hampshire has some valid selling points and like the idea of FSP, but low NH taxes is misleading for most, (unless you are coming from some other New England states or Illinois.)
As far as the comparison of how much house you get in CA vs NH goes, this is only minimally related to what the state charges you to have property there. I can't find numbers for the specific states, but according to
census.gov in 2010 the median price per square foot in the Northeast was $102.43 and in the West it was $89.11. Now, let's put this strawman aside, and just look at the property taxes. The median home value in California is $384,200.00 with taxes of $2839. Meanwhile in New Hampshire, the houses have lower assessed values(MHV $249,700) and still pay 163%($4,636) of the property taxes vs Californians.
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