New Jersey vs Washington
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 4 of them and Washington on 3, 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 JerseyWashington
Typical home value$575,123$587,533
Home price-to-income5.5×5.9×
Household income$104,294$99,389
Property tax1.88%0.75%
Income tax10.75%0.00%
Sales tax6.60%9.57%
Temperature54.1°F50°F
Population9,500,8517,958,180
Cost of living115.1114.1
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.