Maryland vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMaryland comes out ahead on 3 of them and Pennsylvania 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.
MeasureMarylandPennsylvania
Typical home value$424,890$287,078
Home price-to-income4.1×3.7×
Household income$102,905$77,545
Property tax0.92%1.26%
Income tax6.50%3.07%
Sales tax6.00%6.34%
Temperature56.1°F52°F
Population6,263,22013,078,751
Cost of living115.497.2
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.