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Michigan vs Washington

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 4 of them and Washington on 3, 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.

MeasureMichiganWashington
Typical home value$263,760$587,533
Home price-to-income3.6×5.9×
Household income$72,389$99,389
Property tax1.19%0.75%
Income tax4.25%0.00%
Sales tax6.00%9.57%
Temperature48.9°F50°F
Population10,140,4597,958,180
Cost of living90.1114.1

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.