A comparison of two cities' education, tax, and crime levels.

[SteveSS]

I was researching some places to live in Wyoming.

Besides having NO STATE INCOME TAX, In Wyoming, Laramie, a city of about 32,400 people An estimated 52.7% of adults in the area have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and 25% have post-graduate degrees. The combined sales taxes are 6%.

Number of Crimes

Violent 73

Property 492

Total 565

Then if found this.

The minimum combined 2023 sales tax rate for Chicago, Illinois is 10.25%. This is the total of state, county, and city sales tax rates.

An alarming report has revealed that dozens of Chicago schools claim no students are proficient in either math or reading despite the state and federal government funneling billions of dollars into education in the Windy City.

Number of Crimes

Violent 23,449

Property 64,221

Total 7,670

What other differences can you think of?

 

[Don Frelier]

You didn't list the population of Chicago. You need per Capita statistics

 

[Road Rat]

your numbers don’t add up for Chicago

 

[Road Rat]

Plus you should include sales tax for Wyoming and income tax for Illinois

 

[#41]

Besides using per capita stats for crime and education, you need to consider all taxes. States/cities without income tax make some or most of it in property, gas, vehicle registration, and other taxes. There are websites that share this data that are very informative, so no need to calculate yourself.

But yes, in general, almost any less populated area is going to look better in many stats than urban areas.

 

[SteveSS]

Yes, as I stated the combined sale tax in Laramie is 6% but there is no state income tax. I couldn't find the state income tax number for Illinois. I heard someone on the radio say, "If you win the lottery, first move to Texas or Wyoming before you pick up your winnings."

Laramie is 18 (Mostly property, few violent) total crimes per 1000 residents.
Chicago is 33 (About 1/3 violent crimes.) per 1000 residents. You're right, they don't add up. Sorry, I was ripping them from a table. I fixed it. The last column is total crimes.

In Sheridan, Wyoming the violent crime rate is below 1% It is .5%. per 1000 for 2021, the latest numbers I could find.
Funny, even the lady narrator of one video I watched called Wyoming cities, "Manly." The activities were hiking, hunting, camping, rodeo, snowmobiling, and dirt bike riding.

I wonder what will happen when a biological male tries to enter the female rodeo sport of Barrell Racing.

 

[SteveSS]

I haven't drawn any conclusions from the data to be on the safe side. If you are interested in the number of shootings and murders in Chicago, "Hey Jackass" is an excellent site.

 

[SteveSS]

Seattle and San Francisco property crimes are double that of Chicago. Mostly homeless crimes. Not as much gang crime.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Texas and Florida don’t have a State income tax either.

 

[68-500]

Or South Dakota