Maine vs New Mexico
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 New Mexico 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.
MeasureMaineNew Mexico
Typical home value$412,002$315,812
Home price-to-income5.4×4.7×
Household income$76,442$67,816
Property tax0.98%0.63%
Income tax7.15%5.90%
Sales tax5.50%7.68%
Temperature44.8°F56.8°F
Population1,405,0122,130,256
Cost of living113.093.7
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.