Massachusetts vs Texas
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMassachusetts comes out ahead on 3 of them and Texas 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.
MeasureMassachusettsTexas
Typical home value$655,219$296,424
Home price-to-income6.3×3.7×
Household income$104,828$79,721
Property tax1.00%1.40%
Income tax9.00%0.00%
Sales tax6.25%8.20%
Temperature50.1°F69.7°F
Population7,136,17131,290,831
Cost of living141.292.1
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.