Idaho vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIdaho comes out ahead on 2 of them and Illinois 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.
MeasureIdahoIllinois
Typical home value$476,754$295,943
Home price-to-income5.9×3.6×
Household income$81,166$83,211
Property tax0.50%1.88%
Income tax5.30%4.95%
Sales tax6.03%8.98%
Temperature50.2°F52°F
Population2,001,61912,710,158
Cost of living99.994.7
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.