Massachusetts vs Vermont
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 Vermont 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.
MeasureMassachusettsVermont
Home price$672,867$402,017
Rent paid$1,788$1,239
Cost of living141.2113.6
Income$104,828$82,730
Property tax1.00%1.51%
Income tax9.00%8.75%
Sales tax6.25%6.43%
Electric bill$183$141
Temperature50.1°F44.3°F
Snowfall29.5 in97.9 in
Precipitation42.1 in42.4 in
Sunshine3.82 kWh/m²3.64 kWh/m²
Students per teacher12.011.5
Bachelor's or higher48.3%45.1%
Crime rate315219
Commute30.6 min23.9 min
Unemployment4.4%2.6%
Population change+1.7%+0.2%
Wildfire risk51.021.0
Flood risk94.764.8
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.