Minnesota vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMinnesota comes out ahead on 1 of them and West Virginia on 6, 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.
MeasureMinnesotaWest Virginia
Typical home value$348,778$176,576
Home price-to-income4.0×2.9×
Household income$87,117$60,798
Property tax1.00%0.51%
Income tax9.85%4.82%
Sales tax8.14%6.60%
Temperature45.6°F53.9°F
Population5,793,1511,769,979
Cost of living94.688.3
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.