Colorado vs Montana
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 Montana 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.
MeasureColoradoMontana
Typical home value$529,013$467,275
Home price-to-income5.3×6.1×
Household income$99,729$77,099
Property tax0.50%0.61%
Income tax4.40%5.65%
Sales tax7.89%0.00%
Temperature49.7°F44.2°F
Population6,012,5611,144,694
Cost of living102.795.5
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.