Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMassachusetts comes out ahead on 3 of them and Minnesota on 3, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsMinnesota
Typical home value$655,219$348,778
Home price-to-income6.3×4.0×
Household income$104,828$87,117
Property tax1.00%1.00%
Income tax9.00%9.85%
Sales tax6.25%8.14%
Temperature50.1°F45.6°F
Population7,136,1715,793,151
Cost of living141.294.6
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.