New Jersey vs Ohio
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 Ohio 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 JerseyOhio
Typical home value$575,123$245,982
Home price-to-income5.5×3.4×
Household income$104,294$72,212
Property tax1.88%1.36%
Income tax10.75%2.75%
Sales tax6.60%7.29%
Temperature54.1°F52°F
Population9,500,85111,883,304
Cost of living115.194.3
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.