New Mexico vs Virginia
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 3 of them and Virginia 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 MexicoVirginia
Typical home value$315,812$412,252
Home price-to-income4.7×4.5×
Household income$67,816$92,090
Property tax0.63%0.78%
Income tax5.90%5.75%
Sales tax7.68%5.77%
Temperature56.8°F57.6°F
Population2,130,2568,811,195
Cost of living93.7100.8
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.