Illinois vs New Jersey
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 New Jersey 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.
MeasureIllinoisNew Jersey
Typical home value$295,943$575,123
Home price-to-income3.6×5.5×
Household income$83,211$104,294
Property tax1.88%1.88%
Income tax4.95%10.75%
Sales tax8.98%6.60%
Temperature52°F54.1°F
Population12,710,1589,500,851
Cost of living94.7115.1
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.