Illinois vs North Dakota
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 2 of them and North Dakota on 5, 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.
MeasureIllinoisNorth Dakota
Typical home value$295,943$290,657
Home price-to-income3.6×3.7×
Household income$83,211$77,871
Property tax1.88%0.92%
Income tax4.95%2.50%
Sales tax8.98%7.09%
Temperature52°F42.4°F
Population12,710,158796,568
Cost of living94.791.4
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.