New Mexico vs South Carolina
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyNew Mexico comes out ahead on 2 of them and South Carolina on 5, 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 MexicoSouth Carolina
Typical home value$315,812$304,319
Home price-to-income4.7×4.2×
Household income$67,816$72,350
Property tax0.63%0.49%
Income tax5.90%6.00%
Sales tax7.68%7.49%
Temperature56.8°F63.4°F
Population2,130,2565,478,831
Cost of living93.794.7
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.