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Iowa vs Washington

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

Iowa comes out ahead on 4 of them and Washington 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.

MeasureIowaWashington
Typical home value$236,623$587,533
Home price-to-income3.1×5.9×
Household income$75,501$99,389
Property tax1.33%0.75%
Income tax3.80%0.00%
Sales tax6.94%9.57%
Temperature50.4°F50°F
Population3,241,4887,958,180
Cost of living89.7114.1

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.