Illinois vs Tennessee
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIllinois comes out ahead on 4 of them and Tennessee on 3, 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.
MeasureIllinoisTennessee
Typical home value$295,943$330,844
Home price-to-income3.6×4.6×
Household income$83,211$71,997
Property tax1.88%0.52%
Income tax4.95%0.00%
Sales tax8.98%9.61%
Temperature52°F60.1°F
Population12,710,1587,227,750
Cost of living94.790.3
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.