New Jersey vs Utah
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 Utah on 4, 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 JerseyUtah
Typical home value$575,123$532,920
Home price-to-income5.5×5.5×
Household income$104,294$96,658
Property tax1.88%0.48%
Income tax10.75%4.50%
Sales tax6.60%7.42%
Temperature54.1°F51.6°F
Population9,500,8513,503,613
Cost of living115.1102.2
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.