Illinois vs Massachusetts
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 4 of them and Massachusetts 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.
MeasureIllinoisMassachusetts
Typical home value$295,943$655,219
Home price-to-income3.6×6.3×
Household income$83,211$104,828
Property tax1.88%1.00%
Income tax4.95%9.00%
Sales tax8.98%6.25%
Temperature52°F50.1°F
Population12,710,1587,136,171
Cost of living94.7141.2
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.