Where Hawaii Ranks 42

Since taxes have been on our minds recently (income taxes in particular), here are some Hawaii taxation rankings compiled and formulated by WalletHub in 2016.

Residents of Hawaii will find the rankings pretty depressing. Generally speaking, not only do we pay the highest taxes, we get very low returns on our tax investment.

(Click on category titles to see the appropriate WalletHub web page.)

Highest Overall Tax Burden 

1. New York (13.12%)
2. HAWAII (11.86%)
3. (Tie) Maine (11.13%)
4. (Tie) Vermont (11.13%)
5. Connecticut (10.9%)

Total Sales and Tax Receipts Burden 

1. HAWAII (6.95%)
2. Nevada (5.89%)
3. Washington (5.61%)
4. North Dakota (5.05%)
5. New Mexico (5.04%)

Lowest Effective Real-Estate Tax Rate 

1. HAWAII (Rate 0.28%)
2. Alabama (0.43%)
3. Louisiana (0.48%)
4. Delaware (0.53%)
5. (Tie) District of Columbia, South Carolina (0.57%)

Worst Overall Taxpayer "Return on Investment" of Government Taxes Paid 

1. North Dakota
2. Alaska
3. HAWAII
4. New York
5. Delaware

Worst Water Quality for Taxes Paid 

1. (TIE) HAWAII
2. (Tie) New York
3. (Tie) Oklahoma
4. Oregon
5. Maryland

Worst Roads and Bridges for Taxes Paid  

1. Rhode Island
2. (TIE) HAWAII
3. (Tie) New York
4. (Tie) Oklahoma
5. New Jersey