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Maryland vs West Virginia

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

Maryland comes out ahead on 2 of them and West Virginia 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.

MeasureMarylandWest Virginia
Typical home value$424,890$176,576
Home price-to-income4.1×2.9×
Household income$102,905$60,798
Property tax0.92%0.51%
Income tax6.50%4.82%
Sales tax6.00%6.60%
Temperature56.1°F53.9°F
Population6,263,2201,769,979
Cost of living115.488.3

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.