Louisiana vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyLouisiana comes out ahead on 2 of them and West Virginia on 5, 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.
MeasureLouisianaWest Virginia
Typical home value$213,867$176,576
Home price-to-income3.5×2.9×
Household income$60,986$60,798
Property tax0.55%0.51%
Income tax3.00%4.82%
Sales tax10.13%6.60%
Temperature69.3°F53.9°F
Population4,597,7401,769,979
Cost of living92.388.3
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.