BUT it is #12 on property taxes<<
Comparing State to State taxes is very misleading. My particular west Texas county property taxes (almost $0.75 per $100 of appraisal value) and sales taxes (8.2%) would not fare well in most counties in America. Some Texas counties have total property tax rates of as little as $0.23 while others have rates that approach $1.00 for every $100 of appraised value.
Not only the winters long, brutally , or, lethally cold, everything costs 50 to 70% more than the L48.
So, don’t move to Alaska, stay where you are or, perhaps, move to Texas - it’s a big State and can always use more folks.....