Maine vs Montana
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMaine comes out ahead on 3 of them and Montana 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.
MeasureMaineMontana
Typical home value$412,002$467,275
Home price-to-income5.4×6.2×
Household income$76,442$75,340
Property tax0.98%0.61%
Income tax7.15%5.65%
Sales tax5.50%0.00%
Temperature44.8°F44.2°F
Population1,405,0121,137,233
Cost of living113.095.5
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.