California vs Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania 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.
MeasureCaliforniaPennsylvania
Typical home value$761,538$287,078
Home price-to-income7.6×3.7×
Household income$100,149$77,545
Property tax0.70%1.26%
Income tax13.30%3.07%
Sales tax9.03%6.34%
Temperature62.7°F52°F
Population39,431,26313,078,751
Cost of living142.397.2
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.