Nebraska vs Vermont
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
Nebraska comes out ahead on 8 of them and Vermont on 7, 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.
MeasureNebraskaVermont
Home price$284,464$402,017
Rent paid$1,049$1,239
Cost of living92.6113.6
Income$76,376$82,730
Property tax1.44%1.51%
Income tax4.55%8.75%
Sales tax6.98%6.43%
Electric bill$122$141
Temperature52.3°F44.3°F
Snowfall20.7 in97.9 in
Precipitation28.4 in42.4 in
Sunshine4.25 kWh/m²3.64 kWh/m²
Students per teacher14.111.5
Bachelor's or higher35.4%45.1%
Crime rate221219
Commute19.9 min23.9 min
Unemployment2.9%2.6%
Population change+2.9%+0.2%
Wildfire risk77.621.0
Flood risk65.364.8
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.