By the Numbers: New Hampshire v. Mass.

NH

MA

     
Corporate Income Tax %                8.5                        9.5
Top Personal Income Tax %                 -                          5.3
Sales Tax & Use Tax %                 -                             5
Top Capital Gains Tax                 -                             5
Property Tax on Land & Buildings %              4.91                      3.16
Telecommunications State Tax Rate Tax %                   7                           5
Unemployment Insurance Tax -  $ Per Employee               176                       229
Average Annual Pay, $ 2001          35,479          44,976
Average Hourly Earnings $ for Production Workers, 2002            14.15                    15.85
Source for above: State of New Hampshire Economic Development Division  
Projected Economic Growth % GSP for 2005  (New England Economic Project)                4.3                        2.5
Generosity Index 2004  (Catalogue for Philanthropy)                     50                         49
Generosity Rate (The Beacon Hill Institute 2000)                 49                         39
State Health Rankings (United Health Foundation)                   2                           6
U.S. Economic Freedom Index 2004 (Pacific Research Institute)                   7                         41
KIDS Count 2004 National Data (Annie E. Casey Foundation- Top 50 Ranked)                   2                           9
Tax Freedom Day 2004 (Tax Foundation)  April 7  April 18
2003 Unemployment Rates % (NEEP)                4.3                        5.8
2002 Per Capita Income - (BLS rank)                   7                           4
Persons Below Poverty Level 1999 Rank (Census Bureau)                 50                         41
Homeownership rate (U.S. Census Bureau) %                 31                         46
SAT scores 2004 (The College Board)            1,043                    1,041
Largest Employers (CareerInfoNet) No. of Employees Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center 6,000 Massachusetts General Hospital 14,000