No. 9 New Jersey
The state income tax ranges from 1.4 percent to 8.97 percent and the sales tax is a steep 7 percent. New Jersey’s property taxes are the highest in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. The median property tax on the state's median home value of $307,700 is $7,331. New Jersey is one of only two states that have both an estate tax, paid before the estate is distributed, and an inheritance tax, paid by beneficiaries. 