Massachusetts vs Oregon
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 6 of them and Oregon on 9, 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.
MeasureMassachusettsOregon
Home price$672,867$504,432
Rent paid$1,788$1,497
Cost of living141.2111.8
Income$104,828$85,220
Property tax1.00%0.81%
Income tax9.00%9.90%
Sales tax6.25%0.00%
Electric bill$183$132
Temperature50.1°F51.9°F
Snowfall29.5 in9.0 in
Precipitation42.1 in50.9 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²3.84 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.018.4
Bachelor's or higher48.3%37.8%
Crime rate315331
Commute30.6 min23.2 min
Unemployment4.4%5.2%
Population change+1.7%+0.9%
Wildfire risk51.070.7
Flood risk94.787.9
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.