Maine vs Washington
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 11 of them and Washington 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.
MeasureMaineWashington
Home price$424,107$603,303
Rent paid$1,169$1,712
Cost of living113114.1
Income$76,442$99,389
Property tax0.98%0.75%
Income tax7.15%0.00%
Sales tax5.50%9.57%
Electric bill$155$130
Temperature44.8°F50°F
Snowfall66.8 in5.4 in
Precipitation39.1 in56.5 in
Sunshine3.72 kWh/m²3.56 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.518.3
Bachelor's or higher37.1%41.0%
Crime rate100326
Commute25.6 min27.2 min
Unemployment3.1%5.2%
Population change+3.8%+3.8%
Wildfire risk32.374.2
Flood risk67.191.4
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.