New Jersey vs Oregon
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 Oregon 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 JerseyOregon
Typical home value$575,123$492,753
Home price-to-income5.5×5.8×
Household income$104,294$85,220
Property tax1.88%0.81%
Income tax10.75%9.90%
Sales tax6.60%0.00%
Temperature54.1°F51.9°F
Population9,500,8514,272,371
Cost of living115.1111.8
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.