Illinois vs Ohio
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 1 of them and Ohio on 6, 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
Typical home value$295,943$245,982
Home price-to-income3.6×3.4×
Household income$83,211$72,212
Property tax1.88%1.36%
Income tax4.95%2.75%
Sales tax8.98%7.29%
Temperature52°F52°F
Population12,710,15811,883,304
Cost of living94.794.3
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.