Williamsburg, Virginia
 
Population: 11,800
Maximum income tax: 5.75% on income over $17,000
Sales tax: 5%
Typical three-bedroom house: $305,100
Est. property tax: $1,600
Colonial Williamsburg, a functioning restoration of an 18th-century British colonial capital, makes up the heart of Williamsburg, Va., so you've got to like - or at least tolerate - the heritage shtick to make this place home. Still, Williamsburg does have many modern-day comforts. There are three airports and seven hospitals within an hour's drive. You can golf almost year round at one of 15 courses. On the other hand, critics argue that it's becoming too built up.
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