Georgia vs Illinois
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Georgia comes out ahead on 6 of them and Illinois on 9, 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.
MeasureGeorgiaIllinois
Home price$335,358$298,871
Rent paid$1,397$1,292
Cost of living92.594.7
Income$79,991$83,211
Property tax0.79%1.88%
Income tax5.19%4.95%
Sales tax7.56%8.98%
Electric bill$161$134
Temperature63.5°F52°F
Snowfall1.0 in25.4 in
Precipitation45.8 in30.8 in
Sunshine4.55 kWh/m²3.93 kWh/m²
Students per teacher14.413.8
Bachelor's or higher36.3%39.2%
Crime rate326289
Commute29.4 min28.3 min
Unemployment3.4%5.1%
Population change+5.5%-0.8%
Wildfire risk53.437.3
Flood risk74.990.0
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.