Massachusetts vs Montana
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMassachusetts comes out ahead on 1 of them and Montana on 6, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsMontana
Typical home value$655,219$467,275
Home price-to-income6.3×6.2×
Household income$104,828$75,340
Property tax1.00%0.61%
Income tax9.00%5.65%
Sales tax6.25%0.00%
Temperature50.1°F44.2°F
Population7,136,1711,137,233
Cost of living141.295.5
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.