Connecticut vs New Jersey
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyConnecticut comes out ahead on 6 of them and New Jersey on 1, 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.
MeasureConnecticutNew Jersey
Typical home value$447,319$575,123
Home price-to-income4.7×5.5×
Household income$96,049$104,294
Property tax1.54%1.88%
Income tax6.99%10.75%
Sales tax6.35%6.60%
Temperature51.3°F54.1°F
Population3,675,0699,500,851
Cost of living112.7115.1
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.