Massachusetts vs Ohio
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 4 of them and Ohio on 11, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsOhio
Home price$672,867$251,502
Rent paid$1,788$1,030
Cost of living141.294.3
Income$104,828$72,212
Property tax1.00%1.36%
Income tax9.00%2.75%
Sales tax6.25%7.29%
Electric bill$183$158
Temperature50.1°F52°F
Snowfall29.5 in25.7 in
Precipitation42.1 in39.1 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²3.89 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.017.3
Bachelor's or higher48.3%32.4%
Crime rate315294
Commute30.6 min23.8 min
Unemployment4.4%3.6%
Population change+1.7%+0.9%
Wildfire risk51.036.7
Flood risk94.784.9
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.