California vs Oregon
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 Oregon 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.
MeasureCaliforniaOregon
Typical home value$761,538$492,753
Home price-to-income7.6×5.8×
Household income$100,149$85,220
Property tax0.70%0.81%
Income tax13.30%9.90%
Sales tax9.03%0.00%
Temperature62.7°F51.9°F
Population39,431,2634,272,371
Cost of living142.3111.8
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.