Iowa vs Ohio
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 Ohio 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.
MeasureIowaOhio
Typical home value$236,623$245,982
Home price-to-income3.1×3.4×
Household income$75,501$72,212
Property tax1.33%1.36%
Income tax3.80%2.75%
Sales tax6.94%7.29%
Temperature50.4°F52°F
Population3,241,48811,883,304
Cost of living89.794.3
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.