Massachusetts vs New Jersey
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 7 of them and New Jersey on 8, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsNew Jersey
Home price$672,867$584,681
Rent paid$1,788$1,719
Cost of living141.2115.1
Income$104,828$104,294
Property tax1.00%1.88%
Income tax9.00%10.75%
Sales tax6.25%6.60%
Electric bill$183$159
Temperature50.1°F54.1°F
Snowfall29.5 in17.4 in
Precipitation42.1 in38.7 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²3.98 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.011.8
Bachelor's or higher48.3%44.5%
Crime rate315218
Commute30.6 min31.9 min
Unemployment4.4%4.5%
Population change+1.7%+2.8%
Wildfire risk51.050.6
Flood risk94.795.7
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.