New York vs Pennsylvania
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyNew York comes out ahead on 1 of them and Pennsylvania 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 YorkPennsylvania
Typical home value$524,942$287,078
Home price-to-income6.1×3.7×
Household income$85,820$77,545
Property tax1.30%1.26%
Income tax10.90%3.07%
Sales tax8.54%6.34%
Temperature52.4°F52°F
Population19,867,24813,078,751
Cost of living125.197.2
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.