Illinois vs West Virginia
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 West Virginia 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.
MeasureIllinoisWest Virginia
Typical home value$295,943$176,576
Home price-to-income3.6×2.9×
Household income$83,211$60,798
Property tax1.88%0.51%
Income tax4.95%4.82%
Sales tax8.98%6.60%
Temperature52°F53.9°F
Population12,710,1581,769,979
Cost of living94.788.3
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.