Illinois vs Montana
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 5 of them and Montana on 2, 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.
MeasureIllinoisMontana
Typical home value$295,943$467,275
Home price-to-income3.6×6.2×
Household income$83,211$75,340
Property tax1.88%0.61%
Income tax4.95%5.65%
Sales tax8.98%0.00%
Temperature52°F44.2°F
Population12,710,1581,137,233
Cost of living94.795.5
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.