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Illinois vs Pennsylvania

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

Illinois comes out ahead on 3 of them and Pennsylvania on 4, 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.

MeasureIllinoisPennsylvania
Typical home value$295,943$287,078
Home price-to-income3.6×3.7×
Household income$83,211$77,545
Property tax1.88%1.26%
Income tax4.95%3.07%
Sales tax8.98%6.34%
Temperature52°F52°F
Population12,710,15813,078,751
Cost of living94.797.2

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.