Connecticut vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyConnecticut comes out ahead on 2 of them and West Virginia 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.
MeasureConnecticutWest Virginia
Typical home value$447,319$176,576
Home price-to-income4.7×2.9×
Household income$96,049$60,798
Property tax1.54%0.51%
Income tax6.99%4.82%
Sales tax6.35%6.60%
Temperature51.3°F53.9°F
Population3,675,0691,769,979
Cost of living112.788.3
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.