New Mexico vs Washington
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 5 of them and Washington on 2, 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 MexicoWashington
Typical home value$315,812$587,533
Home price-to-income4.7×5.9×
Household income$67,816$99,389
Property tax0.63%0.75%
Income tax5.90%0.00%
Sales tax7.68%9.57%
Temperature56.8°F50°F
Population2,130,2567,958,180
Cost of living93.7114.1
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.