Now about those taxes...
Opinions vary.
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494/
Not so recent but gives tax as ratio.
https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/rankings-state-and-local-general-revenue-percentage-personal-income
So California is up there, but not as high as some think. California has no inheritance tax (although that may change as a swap with income tax). California does not have sales tax on food purchases, unlike many of the southern states.
You pays your money and you makes your choice.