California vs New Mexico
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 New Mexico 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.
MeasureCaliforniaNew Mexico
Typical home value$761,538$315,812
Home price-to-income7.6×4.7×
Household income$100,149$67,816
Property tax0.70%0.63%
Income tax13.30%5.90%
Sales tax9.03%7.68%
Temperature62.7°F56.8°F
Population39,431,2632,130,256
Cost of living142.393.7
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.