Minnesota vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMinnesota comes out ahead on 3 of them and Pennsylvania on 4, 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.
MeasureMinnesotaPennsylvania
Typical home value$348,778$287,078
Home price-to-income4.0×3.7×
Household income$87,117$77,545
Property tax1.00%1.26%
Income tax9.85%3.07%
Sales tax8.14%6.34%
Temperature45.6°F52°F
Population5,793,15113,078,751
Cost of living94.697.2
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.