New Jersey vs Virginia
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 Virginia 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 JerseyVirginia
Typical home value$575,123$412,252
Home price-to-income5.5×4.5×
Household income$104,294$92,090
Property tax1.88%0.78%
Income tax10.75%5.75%
Sales tax6.60%5.77%
Temperature54.1°F57.6°F
Population9,500,8518,811,195
Cost of living115.1100.8
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.