Indiana vs Massachusetts
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 12 of them and Massachusetts 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.
MeasureIndianaMassachusetts
Home price$262,265$672,867
Rent paid$1,063$1,788
Cost of living91141.2
Income$71,959$104,828
Property tax0.76%1.00%
Income tax2.95%9.00%
Sales tax7.00%6.25%
Electric bill$160$183
Temperature52.6°F50.1°F
Snowfall26.8 in29.5 in
Precipitation38.0 in42.1 in
Sunshine3.98 kWh/m²3.82 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.512.0
Bachelor's or higher30.7%48.3%
Crime rate313315
Commute24.6 min30.6 min
Unemployment3.3%4.4%
Population change+2.8%+1.7%
Wildfire risk24.651.0
Flood risk75.894.7
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.