Minnesota vs Washington
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 12 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.
MeasureMinnesotaWashington
Home price$356,887$603,303
Rent paid$1,272$1,712
Cost of living94.6114.1
Income$87,117$99,389
Property tax1.00%0.75%
Income tax9.85%0.00%
Sales tax8.14%9.57%
Electric bill$119$130
Temperature45.6°F50°F
Snowfall30.7 in5.4 in
Precipitation30.4 in56.5 in
Sunshine3.79 kWh/m²3.56 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.718.3
Bachelor's or higher40.0%41.0%
Crime rate257326
Commute22.7 min27.2 min
Unemployment4.4%5.2%
Population change+2.2%+3.8%
Wildfire risk57.474.2
Flood risk79.391.4
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.