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Michigan vs Pennsylvania

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 5 of them and Pennsylvania on 2, 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.

MeasureMichiganPennsylvania
Typical home value$263,760$287,078
Home price-to-income3.6×3.7×
Household income$72,389$77,545
Property tax1.19%1.26%
Income tax4.25%3.07%
Sales tax6.00%6.34%
Temperature48.9°F52°F
Population10,140,45913,078,751
Cost of living90.197.2

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.