Delaware vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyDelaware 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.
MeasureDelawareIllinois
Typical home value$405,061$295,943
Home price-to-income4.6×3.6×
Household income$87,534$83,211
Property tax0.54%1.88%
Income tax6.60%4.95%
Sales tax0.00%8.98%
Temperature55.7°F52°F
Population1,051,91712,710,158
Cost of living101.994.7
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.