Montana vs Washington
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyMontana comes out ahead on 4 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.
MeasureMontanaWashington
Typical home value$467,275$587,533
Home price-to-income6.2×5.9×
Household income$75,340$99,389
Property tax0.61%0.75%
Income tax5.65%0.00%
Sales tax0.00%9.57%
Temperature44.2°F50°F
Population1,137,2337,958,180
Cost of living95.5114.1
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.