Greenville vs Jacksonville: The Cheaper House Costs Twice as Much to Keep

The typical home in Duval County sold for $313,451 in August. In Greenville County it was $374,895. So the Jacksonville house is about $61,000 cheaper, Florida charges no state income tax, and South Carolina does. Every relocation article about these two cities stops right there. Here is what they l

Greenville vs Charleston: Same State, Same Tax Code, and Charleston Still Costs $5,200 More a Year Before the Mortgage

Greenville vs Nashville: Tennessee Has No Income Tax and You'll Still Pay About $7,000 More a Year

Tennessee charges no state income tax. That is the first thing every relocation article tells you, and it is true. It is also worth less than the property tax bill and the grocery tax that Tennessee charges you instead, and all of that happens before you make a single mortgage payment on a house tha

Greenville vs Raleigh: North Carolina Wins the Income Tax Argument and Still Costs You $2,100 a Year

North Carolina's income tax is lower than South Carolina's. That's true if you earn a Raleigh salary, and almost every relocation article gets it backwards. Then Wake County sends the property tax bill and the whole comparison flips. Here's the arithmetic nobody runs for you. Greenville vs Raleigh a