Illinois vs New Mexico
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 Mexico 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.
MeasureIllinoisNew Mexico
Typical home value$295,943$315,812
Home price-to-income3.6×4.7×
Household income$83,211$67,816
Property tax1.88%0.63%
Income tax4.95%5.90%
Sales tax8.98%7.68%
Temperature52°F56.8°F
Population12,710,1582,130,256
Cost of living94.793.7
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.