Iowa vs Montana
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 Montana 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.
MeasureIowaMontana
Typical home value$236,623$467,275
Home price-to-income3.1×6.2×
Household income$75,501$75,340
Property tax1.33%0.61%
Income tax3.80%5.65%
Sales tax6.94%0.00%
Temperature50.4°F44.2°F
Population3,241,4881,137,233
Cost of living89.795.5
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.