California vs Montana
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 Montana 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.
MeasureCaliforniaMontana
Typical home value$761,538$467,275
Home price-to-income7.6×6.2×
Household income$100,149$75,340
Property tax0.70%0.61%
Income tax13.30%5.65%
Sales tax9.03%0.00%
Temperature62.7°F44.2°F
Population39,431,2631,137,233
Cost of living142.395.5
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.