California vs Minnesota
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 Minnesota 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.
MeasureCaliforniaMinnesota
Typical home value$761,538$348,778
Home price-to-income7.6×4.0×
Household income$100,149$87,117
Property tax0.70%1.00%
Income tax13.30%9.85%
Sales tax9.03%8.14%
Temperature62.7°F45.6°F
Population39,431,2635,793,151
Cost of living142.394.6
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.