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Illinois vs South Carolina

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 4 of them and South Carolina on 2, 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.

MeasureIllinoisSouth Carolina
Typical home value$295,943$304,319
Home price-to-income3.6×4.2×
Household income$83,211$72,350
Property tax1.88%0.49%
Income tax4.95%6.00%
Sales tax8.98%7.49%
Temperature52°F63.4°F
Population12,710,1585,478,831
Cost of living94.794.7

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.