Connecticut vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyConnecticut comes out ahead on 1 of them and Pennsylvania on 5, 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.
MeasureConnecticutPennsylvania
Typical home value$447,319$287,078
Home price-to-income4.7×3.7×
Household income$96,049$77,545
Property tax1.54%1.26%
Income tax6.99%3.07%
Sales tax6.35%6.34%
Temperature51.3°F52°F
Population3,675,06913,078,751
Cost of living112.797.2
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.