Colorado vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyColorado comes out ahead on 4 of them and Illinois on 3, 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.
MeasureColoradoIllinois
Typical home value$529,013$295,943
Home price-to-income5.5×3.6×
Household income$97,113$83,211
Property tax0.50%1.88%
Income tax4.40%4.95%
Sales tax7.89%8.98%
Temperature49.7°F52°F
Population5,957,49412,710,158
Cost of living102.794.7
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.