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Massachusetts vs Pennsylvania

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

Massachusetts comes out ahead on 2 of them and Pennsylvania on 4, 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.

MeasureMassachusettsPennsylvania
Typical home value$655,219$287,078
Home price-to-income6.3×3.7×
Household income$104,828$77,545
Property tax1.00%1.26%
Income tax9.00%3.07%
Sales tax6.25%6.34%
Temperature50.1°F52°F
Population7,136,17113,078,751
Cost of living141.297.2

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.