Indiana vs Virginia
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 Virginia 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.
MeasureIndianaVirginia
Home price$262,265$419,920
Rent paid$1,063$1,599
Cost of living91100.8
Income$71,959$92,090
Property tax0.76%0.78%
Income tax2.95%5.75%
Sales tax7.00%5.77%
Electric bill$160$173
Temperature52.6°F57.6°F
Snowfall26.8 in11.3 in
Precipitation38.0 in40.8 in
Sunshine3.98 kWh/m²4.24 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.514.0
Bachelor's or higher30.7%43.3%
Crime rate313218
Commute24.6 min28.3 min
Unemployment3.3%3.7%
Population change+2.8%+2.9%
Wildfire risk24.633.1
Flood risk75.867.2
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.