Illinois vs Ohio
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Illinois comes out ahead on 5 of them and Ohio on 10, 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.
MeasureIllinoisOhio
Home price$298,871$251,502
Rent paid$1,292$1,030
Cost of living94.794.3
Income$83,211$72,212
Property tax1.88%1.36%
Income tax4.95%2.75%
Sales tax8.98%7.29%
Electric bill$134$158
Temperature52°F52°F
Snowfall25.4 in25.7 in
Precipitation30.8 in39.1 in
Sunshine3.93 kWh/m²3.89 kWh/m²
Students per teacher13.817.3
Bachelor's or higher39.2%32.4%
Crime rate289294
Commute28.3 min23.8 min
Unemployment5.1%3.6%
Population change-0.8%+0.9%
Wildfire risk37.336.7
Flood risk90.084.9
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.