Massachusetts vs Maryland
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 5 of them and Maryland 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.
MeasureMassachusettsMaryland
Home price$672,867$436,104
Rent paid$1,788$1,732
Cost of living141.2115.4
Income$104,828$102,905
Property tax1.00%0.92%
Income tax9.00%6.50%
Sales tax6.25%6.00%
Electric bill$183$209
Temperature50.1°F56.1°F
Snowfall29.5 in15.2 in
Precipitation42.1 in37.4 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²4.13 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.014.6
Bachelor's or higher48.3%44.7%
Crime rate315420
Commute30.6 min32.3 min
Unemployment4.4%4.3%
Population change+1.7%+1.4%
Wildfire risk51.033.5
Flood risk94.781.7
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.