Louisiana vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyLouisiana comes out ahead on 5 of them and Pennsylvania 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.
MeasureLouisianaPennsylvania
Typical home value$213,867$287,078
Home price-to-income3.5×3.7×
Household income$60,986$77,545
Property tax0.55%1.26%
Income tax3.00%3.07%
Sales tax10.13%6.34%
Temperature69.3°F52°F
Population4,597,74013,078,751
Cost of living92.397.2
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.