Alaska vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyAlaska comes out ahead on 3 of them and West Virginia on 4, but that tally is not a recommendation: it weighs a difference in class size the same as a difference in house price. Read the rows that matter to you.
MeasureAlaskaWest Virginia
Typical home value$397,932$176,576
Home price-to-income4.2×2.9×
Household income$95,665$60,798
Property tax0.94%0.51%
Income tax0.00%4.82%
Sales tax1.82%6.60%
Temperature36.4°F53.9°F
Population740,1331,769,979
Cost of living124.988.3
Bold marks the better figure where a measure has a better direction. Weather, snowfall and rainfall are shown plain, because warmer is not better — it is a preference.