Illinois vs Mississippi
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 Mississippi on 6, 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.
MeasureIllinoisMississippi
Typical home value$295,943$194,531
Home price-to-income3.6×3.3×
Household income$83,211$59,127
Property tax1.88%0.58%
Income tax4.95%4.00%
Sales tax8.98%7.06%
Temperature52°F66.2°F
Population12,710,1582,943,045
Cost of living94.787.3
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.