Not sure about each and every state, but in mine the issue isn't the registration/plate fee or even the one time sales tax - it's property tax. If anyone knows if registering in ME avoids that I would love to know. Seems to me as long as you are still titled in your home state you would owe property tax - mine is $4.50 per $100 in value and you can bet they value everything high! Titling it in ME is an option, but without living in ME it's pretty obvious what is going on.