New Jersey vs Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin 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 JerseyWisconsin
Typical home value$575,123$337,196
Home price-to-income5.5×4.3×
Household income$104,294$77,488
Property tax1.88%1.32%
Income tax10.75%7.65%
Sales tax6.60%5.72%
Temperature54.1°F46.7°F
Population9,500,8515,960,975
Cost of living115.197.7
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.