Illinois vs Kansas
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 2 of them and Kansas 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.
MeasureIllinoisKansas
Typical home value$295,943$246,055
Home price-to-income3.6×3.3×
Household income$83,211$75,514
Property tax1.88%1.21%
Income tax4.95%5.58%
Sales tax8.98%8.71%
Temperature52°F56.7°F
Population12,710,1582,970,606
Cost of living94.788.8
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.