Indiana vs Michigan
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 10 of them and Michigan on 5, 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.
MeasureIndianaMichigan
Home price$262,265$269,972
Rent paid$1,063$1,117
Cost of living9190.1
Income$71,959$72,389
Property tax0.76%1.19%
Income tax2.95%4.25%
Sales tax7.00%6.00%
Electric bill$160$131
Temperature52.6°F48.9°F
Snowfall26.8 in47.5 in
Precipitation38.0 in30.4 in
Sunshine3.98 kWh/m²3.80 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.516.9
Bachelor's or higher30.7%33.3%
Crime rate313434
Commute24.6 min24.3 min
Unemployment3.3%5.0%
Population change+2.8%+0.5%
Wildfire risk24.639.8
Flood risk75.884.6
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.