Maine vs Minnesota
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMaine comes out ahead on 2 of them and Minnesota on 4, 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.
MeasureMaineMinnesota
Typical home value$412,002$348,778
Home price-to-income5.4×4.0×
Household income$76,442$87,117
Property tax0.98%1.00%
Income tax7.15%9.85%
Sales tax5.50%8.14%
Temperature44.8°F45.6°F
Population1,405,0125,793,151
Cost of living113.094.6
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.