New York vs Texas
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 2 of them and Texas 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 YorkTexas
Typical home value$524,942$296,424
Home price-to-income6.1×3.7×
Household income$85,820$79,721
Property tax1.30%1.40%
Income tax10.90%0.00%
Sales tax8.54%8.20%
Temperature52.4°F69.7°F
Population19,867,24831,290,831
Cost of living125.192.1
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.