Rhode Island is a great place to visit but a rotten place to die. The top inheritance tax rate is 16% on estates more than $921,655. ย Compare that to โ€œThe Live Free or Die Stateโ€ of New Hampshire which has no estate tax. Itโ€™s an island among the tax happy states of the northeast. โ€œHave your cake and eat it tooโ€ in NH or โ€œLive Free then Die Freeโ€, could work for you if you live in NH. I like this illustration in Forbes: