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California vs Wyoming

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

California comes out ahead on 1 of them and Wyoming 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.

MeasureCaliforniaWyoming
Typical home value$761,538$369,044
Home price-to-income7.6×4.9×
Household income$100,149$75,532
Property tax0.70%0.53%
Income tax13.30%0.00%
Sales tax9.03%5.39%
Temperature62.7°F45.1°F
Population39,431,263587,618
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.