Indiana vs North Dakota
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 6 of them and North Dakota 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.
MeasureIndianaNorth Dakota
Home price$262,265$293,556
Rent paid$1,063$931
Cost of living9191.4
Income$71,959$77,871
Property tax0.76%0.92%
Income tax2.95%2.50%
Sales tax7.00%7.09%
Electric bill$160$133
Temperature52.6°F42.4°F
Snowfall26.8 in23.0 in
Precipitation38.0 in20.1 in
Sunshine3.98 kWh/m²3.76 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.511.7
Bachelor's or higher30.7%34.0%
Crime rate313254
Commute24.6 min17.5 min
Unemployment3.3%2.3%
Population change+2.8%+2.6%
Wildfire risk24.665.1
Flood risk75.849.2
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.