Minnesota vs Ohio
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 7 of them and Ohio on 8, 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.
MeasureMinnesotaOhio
Home price$356,887$251,502
Rent paid$1,272$1,030
Cost of living94.694.3
Income$87,117$72,212
Property tax1.00%1.36%
Income tax9.85%2.75%
Sales tax8.14%7.29%
Electric bill$119$158
Temperature45.6°F52°F
Snowfall30.7 in25.7 in
Precipitation30.4 in39.1 in
Sunshine3.79 kWh/m²3.89 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.717.3
Bachelor's or higher40.0%32.4%
Crime rate257294
Commute22.7 min23.8 min
Unemployment4.4%3.6%
Population change+2.2%+0.9%
Wildfire risk57.436.7
Flood risk79.384.9
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.