Connecticut vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyConnecticut comes out ahead on 3 of them and Illinois on 4, 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.
MeasureConnecticutIllinois
Typical home value$447,319$295,943
Home price-to-income4.7×3.6×
Household income$96,049$83,211
Property tax1.54%1.88%
Income tax6.99%4.95%
Sales tax6.35%8.98%
Temperature51.3°F52°F
Population3,675,06912,710,158
Cost of living112.794.7
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.