Indiana vs Louisiana
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Indiana comes out ahead on 9 of them and Louisiana 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.
MeasureIndianaLouisiana
Home price$262,265$217,968
Rent paid$1,063$1,056
Cost of living9192.3
Income$71,959$60,986
Property tax0.76%0.55%
Income tax2.95%3.00%
Sales tax7.00%10.13%
Electric bill$160$157
Temperature52.6°F69.3°F
Snowfall26.8 in0.8 in
Precipitation38.0 in54.0 in
Sunshine3.98 kWh/m²4.64 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.513.9
Bachelor's or higher30.7%27.8%
Crime rate313520
Commute24.6 min26.2 min
Unemployment3.3%4.4%
Population change+2.8%-0.9%
Wildfire risk24.648.0
Flood risk75.880.1
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.