Iowa vs Utah
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 Utah 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.
MeasureIowaUtah
Typical home value$236,623$532,920
Home price-to-income3.1×5.5×
Household income$75,501$96,658
Property tax1.33%0.48%
Income tax3.80%4.50%
Sales tax6.94%7.42%
Temperature50.4°F51.6°F
Population3,241,4883,503,613
Cost of living89.7102.2
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.