New York vs South Carolina
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 South Carolina 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 YorkSouth Carolina
Typical home value$524,942$304,319
Home price-to-income6.1×4.2×
Household income$85,820$72,350
Property tax1.30%0.49%
Income tax10.90%6.00%
Sales tax8.54%7.49%
Temperature52.4°F63.4°F
Population19,867,2485,478,831
Cost of living125.194.7
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.