Minnesota vs Wisconsin
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 5 of them and Wisconsin on 9, 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.
MeasureMinnesotaWisconsin
Home price$356,887$342,279
Rent paid$1,272$1,071
Cost of living94.697.7
Income$87,117$77,488
Property tax1.00%1.32%
Income tax9.85%7.65%
Sales tax8.14%5.72%
Electric bill$119$124
Temperature45.6°F46.7°F
Snowfall30.7 in40.1 in
Precipitation30.4 in32.1 in
Sunshine3.79 kWh/m²3.80 kWh/m²
Students per teacher15.713.9
Bachelor's or higher40.0%34.6%
Crime rate257279
Commute22.7 min22.7 min
Unemployment4.4%3.3%
Population change+2.2%+1.3%
Wildfire risk57.434.9
Flood risk79.378.5
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.