Mississippi vs Montana
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMississippi comes out ahead on 4 of them and Montana on 2, 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.
MeasureMississippiMontana
Typical home value$194,531$467,275
Home price-to-income3.3×6.2×
Household income$59,127$75,340
Property tax0.58%0.61%
Income tax4.00%5.65%
Sales tax7.06%0.00%
Temperature66.2°F44.2°F
Population2,943,0451,137,233
Cost of living87.395.5
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.