New Jersey vs New Mexico
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyNew Jersey comes out ahead on 2 of them and New Mexico on 5, 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.
MeasureNew JerseyNew Mexico
Typical home value$575,123$315,812
Home price-to-income5.5×4.7×
Household income$104,294$67,816
Property tax1.88%0.63%
Income tax10.75%5.90%
Sales tax6.60%7.68%
Temperature54.1°F56.8°F
Population9,500,8512,130,256
Cost of living115.193.7
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.