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Illinois vs Washington

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 Washington 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.

MeasureIllinoisWashington
Typical home value$295,943$587,533
Home price-to-income3.6×5.9×
Household income$83,211$99,389
Property tax1.88%0.75%
Income tax4.95%0.00%
Sales tax8.98%9.57%
Temperature52°F50°F
Population12,710,1587,958,180
Cost of living94.7114.1

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.