Iowa vs Illinois
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIowa comes out ahead on 6 of them and Illinois on 1, 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.
MeasureIowaIllinois
Typical home value$236,623$295,943
Home price-to-income3.1×3.6×
Household income$75,501$83,211
Property tax1.33%1.88%
Income tax3.80%4.95%
Sales tax6.94%8.98%
Temperature50.4°F52°F
Population3,241,48812,710,158
Cost of living89.794.7
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.