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Illinois vs Kentucky

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

Illinois comes out ahead on 1 of them and Kentucky 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.

MeasureIllinoisKentucky
Typical home value$295,943$230,909
Home price-to-income3.6×3.6×
Household income$83,211$64,526
Property tax1.88%0.74%
Income tax4.95%3.50%
Sales tax8.98%6.00%
Temperature52°F56.9°F
Population12,710,1584,588,372
Cost of living94.792.5

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.