Massachusetts vs Vermont
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 Vermont 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.
MeasureMassachusettsVermont
Typical home value$655,219$391,900
Home price-to-income6.3×4.7×
Household income$104,828$82,730
Property tax1.00%1.51%
Income tax9.00%8.75%
Sales tax6.25%6.43%
Temperature50.1°F44.3°F
Population7,136,171648,493
Cost of living141.2113.6
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.