New York vs Virginia
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 0 of them and Virginia on 7, 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 YorkVirginia
Typical home value$524,942$412,252
Home price-to-income6.1×4.5×
Household income$85,820$92,090
Property tax1.30%0.78%
Income tax10.90%5.75%
Sales tax8.54%5.77%
Temperature52.4°F57.6°F
Population19,867,2488,811,195
Cost of living125.1100.8
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.