Idaho vs Maine
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIdaho comes out ahead on 4 of them and Maine on 3, 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.
MeasureIdahoMaine
Typical home value$476,754$412,002
Home price-to-income5.9×5.4×
Household income$81,166$76,442
Property tax0.50%0.98%
Income tax5.30%7.15%
Sales tax6.03%5.50%
Temperature50.2°F44.8°F
Population2,001,6191,405,012
Cost of living99.9113.0
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.