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California vs Hawaii

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

California comes out ahead on 3 of them and Hawaii 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.

MeasureCaliforniaHawaii
Typical home value$761,538$832,932
Home price-to-income7.6×8.3×
Household income$100,149$100,745
Property tax0.70%0.29%
Income tax13.30%11.00%
Sales tax9.03%4.50%
Temperature62.7°F72.6°F
Population39,431,2631,446,146
Cost of living142.3185.0

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.