New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
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 1 of them and Pennsylvania on 6, 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 JerseyPennsylvania
Typical home value$575,123$287,078
Home price-to-income5.5×3.7×
Household income$104,294$77,545
Property tax1.88%1.26%
Income tax10.75%3.07%
Sales tax6.60%6.34%
Temperature54.1°F52°F
Population9,500,85113,078,751
Cost of living115.197.2
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.