California vs Vermont
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 Vermont 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.
MeasureCaliforniaVermont
Typical home value$761,538$391,900
Home price-to-income7.6×4.7×
Household income$100,149$82,730
Property tax0.70%1.51%
Income tax13.30%8.75%
Sales tax9.03%6.43%
Temperature62.7°F44.3°F
Population39,431,263648,493
Cost of living142.3113.6
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.