Illinois vs Indiana
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 1 of them and Indiana 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.
MeasureIllinoisIndiana
Typical home value$295,943$257,165
Home price-to-income3.6×3.6×
Household income$83,211$71,959
Property tax1.88%0.76%
Income tax4.95%2.95%
Sales tax8.98%7.00%
Temperature52°F52.6°F
Population12,710,1586,924,275
Cost of living94.791.0
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.