Maine vs New York
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Maine comes out ahead on 13 of them and New York 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.
MeasureMaineNew York
Home price$424,107$525,947
Rent paid$1,169$1,671
Cost of living113125.1
Income$76,442$85,820
Property tax0.98%1.30%
Income tax7.15%10.90%
Sales tax5.50%8.54%
Electric bill$155$164
Temperature44.8°F52.4°F
Snowfall66.8 in39.2 in
Precipitation39.1 in37.2 in
Sunshine3.72 kWh/m²3.88 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.511.6
Bachelor's or higher37.1%41.2%
Crime rate100380
Commute25.6 min33.2 min
Unemployment3.1%4.6%
Population change+3.8%-1.0%
Wildfire risk32.334.8
Flood risk67.194.6
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.