Illinois vs Wisconsin
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Illinois comes out ahead on 6 of them and Wisconsin on 9, 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.
MeasureIllinoisWisconsin
Home price$298,871$342,279
Rent paid$1,292$1,071
Cost of living94.797.7
Income$83,211$77,488
Property tax1.88%1.32%
Income tax4.95%7.65%
Sales tax8.98%5.72%
Electric bill$134$124
Temperature52°F46.7°F
Snowfall25.4 in40.1 in
Precipitation30.8 in32.1 in
Sunshine3.93 kWh/m²3.80 kWh/m²
Students per teacher13.813.9
Bachelor's or higher39.2%34.6%
Crime rate289279
Commute28.3 min22.7 min
Unemployment5.1%3.3%
Population change-0.8%+1.3%
Wildfire risk37.334.9
Flood risk90.078.5
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.