Massachusetts vs Maine
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Massachusetts comes out ahead on 2 of them and Maine on 13, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsMaine
Home price$672,867$424,107
Rent paid$1,788$1,169
Cost of living141.2113
Income$104,828$76,442
Property tax1.00%0.98%
Income tax9.00%7.15%
Sales tax6.25%5.50%
Electric bill$183$155
Temperature50.1°F44.8°F
Snowfall29.5 in66.8 in
Precipitation42.1 in39.1 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²3.72 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.011.5
Bachelor's or higher48.3%37.1%
Crime rate315100
Commute30.6 min25.6 min
Unemployment4.4%3.1%
Population change+1.7%+3.8%
Wildfire risk51.032.3
Flood risk94.767.1
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.