Idaho vs New Mexico
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 New Mexico 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.
MeasureIdahoNew Mexico
Typical home value$476,754$315,812
Home price-to-income5.9×4.7×
Household income$81,166$67,816
Property tax0.50%0.63%
Income tax5.30%5.90%
Sales tax6.03%7.68%
Temperature50.2°F56.8°F
Population2,001,6192,130,256
Cost of living99.993.7
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.