Missouri vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMissouri comes out ahead on 3 of them and Pennsylvania 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.
MeasureMissouriPennsylvania
Typical home value$265,387$287,078
Home price-to-income3.7×3.7×
Household income$71,589$77,545
Property tax0.89%1.26%
Income tax4.70%3.07%
Sales tax8.44%6.34%
Temperature56.9°F52°F
Population6,245,46613,078,751
Cost of living89.097.2
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.