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Michigan vs New York

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

Compare every measure interactively

Michigan comes out ahead on 6 of them and New York on 1, 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.

MeasureMichiganNew York
Typical home value$263,760$524,942
Home price-to-income3.6×6.1×
Household income$72,389$85,820
Property tax1.19%1.30%
Income tax4.25%10.90%
Sales tax6.00%8.54%
Temperature48.9°F52.4°F
Population10,140,45919,867,248
Cost of living90.1125.1

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.