Illinois vs New York
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 York 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 York
Typical home value$295,943$524,942
Home price-to-income3.6×6.1×
Household income$83,211$85,820
Property tax1.88%1.30%
Income tax4.95%10.90%
Sales tax8.98%8.54%
Temperature52°F52.4°F
Population12,710,15819,867,248
Cost of living94.7125.1
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.