Minnesota vs North Dakota
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Minnesota comes out ahead on 4 of them and North Dakota 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.
MeasureMinnesotaNorth Dakota
Home price$356,887$293,556
Rent paid$1,272$931
Cost of living94.691.4
Income$87,117$77,871
Property tax1.00%0.92%
Income tax9.85%2.50%
Sales tax8.14%7.09%
Electric bill$119$133
Temperature45.6°F42.4°F
Snowfall30.7 in23.0 in
Precipitation30.4 in20.1 in
Sunshine3.79 kWh/m²3.76 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.711.7
Bachelor's or higher40.0%34.0%
Crime rate257254
Commute22.7 min17.5 min
Unemployment4.4%2.3%
Population change+2.2%+2.6%
Wildfire risk57.465.1
Flood risk79.349.2
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.