California vs Connecticut
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyCalifornia comes out ahead on 2 of them and Connecticut on 5, 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.
MeasureCaliforniaConnecticut
Typical home value$761,538$447,319
Home price-to-income7.6×4.7×
Household income$100,149$96,049
Property tax0.70%1.54%
Income tax13.30%6.99%
Sales tax9.03%6.35%
Temperature62.7°F51.3°F
Population39,431,2633,675,069
Cost of living142.3112.7
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.