Florida vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyFlorida 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.
MeasureFloridaIllinois
Typical home value$375,361$295,943
Home price-to-income4.8×3.6×
Household income$77,735$83,211
Property tax0.78%1.88%
Income tax0.00%4.95%
Sales tax6.98%8.98%
Temperature74°F52°F
Population23,372,21512,710,158
Cost of living102.294.7
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.