Iowa vs Missouri
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIowa comes out ahead on 5 of them and Missouri on 2, 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.
MeasureIowaMissouri
Typical home value$236,623$265,387
Home price-to-income3.1×3.7×
Household income$75,501$71,589
Property tax1.33%0.89%
Income tax3.80%4.70%
Sales tax6.94%8.44%
Temperature50.4°F56.9°F
Population3,241,4886,245,466
Cost of living89.789.0
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.