Maine vs Wyoming
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 5 of them and Wyoming on 10, 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.
MeasureMaineWyoming
Home price$424,107$372,526
Rent paid$1,169$1,010
Cost of living11393.7
Income$76,442$75,532
Property tax0.98%0.53%
Income tax7.15%0.00%
Sales tax5.50%5.39%
Electric bill$155$115
Temperature44.8°F45.1°F
Snowfall66.8 in44.9 in
Precipitation39.1 in15.9 in
Sunshine3.72 kWh/m²4.43 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.512.5
Bachelor's or higher37.1%32.3%
Crime rate100203
Commute25.6 min19.7 min
Unemployment3.1%3.2%
Population change+3.8%+2.1%
Wildfire risk32.386.6
Flood risk67.154.1
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.