New Mexico vs West 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 1 of them and West Virginia 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 MexicoWest Virginia
Typical home value$315,812$176,576
Home price-to-income4.7×2.9×
Household income$67,816$60,798
Property tax0.63%0.51%
Income tax5.90%4.82%
Sales tax7.68%6.60%
Temperature56.8°F53.9°F
Population2,130,2561,769,979
Cost of living93.788.3
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.