California vs Texas
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 Texas 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.
MeasureCaliforniaTexas
Typical home value$761,538$296,424
Home price-to-income7.5×3.6×
Household income$102,159$82,625
Property tax0.70%1.40%
Income tax13.30%0.00%
Sales tax9.03%8.20%
Temperature62.7°F69.7°F
Population39,355,30931,709,821
Cost of living142.392.1
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.