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The state tax columns use California's top marginal rate of 13.3% and New York's top marginal rate of 10.9%. For residents of those states buying bonds issued within their home state, both federal and ...

A 4.5% municipal bond yield and a 4.29% 10-year Treasury yield look nearly identical on paper. For someone in the 35% or 37% federal tax bracket, the difference is enormous, and it compounds every ...