California vs Colorado
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyCalifornia comes out ahead on 1 of them and Colorado on 6, 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.
MeasureCaliforniaColorado
Typical home value$761,538$529,013
Home price-to-income7.6×5.5×
Household income$100,149$97,113
Property tax0.70%0.50%
Income tax13.30%4.40%
Sales tax9.03%7.89%
Temperature62.7°F49.7°F
Population39,431,2635,957,494
Cost of living142.3102.7
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.