Iowa vs Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyIowa comes out ahead on 4 of them and Virginia on 3, 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.
MeasureIowaVirginia
Typical home value$236,623$412,252
Home price-to-income3.1×4.5×
Household income$75,501$92,090
Property tax1.33%0.78%
Income tax3.80%5.75%
Sales tax6.94%5.77%
Temperature50.4°F57.6°F
Population3,241,4888,811,195
Cost of living89.7100.8
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.