Massachusetts vs Nebraska
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 Nebraska 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.
MeasureMassachusettsNebraska
Home price$672,867$284,464
Rent paid$1,788$1,049
Cost of living141.292.6
Income$104,828$76,376
Property tax1.00%1.44%
Income tax9.00%4.55%
Sales tax6.25%6.98%
Electric bill$183$122
Temperature50.1°F52.3°F
Snowfall29.5 in20.7 in
Precipitation42.1 in28.4 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²4.25 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.014.1
Bachelor's or higher48.3%35.4%
Crime rate315221
Commute30.6 min19.9 min
Unemployment4.4%2.9%
Population change+1.7%+2.9%
Wildfire risk51.077.6
Flood risk94.765.3
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.