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New York vs Washington

Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.

Compare every measure interactively

New York comes out ahead on 2 of them and Washington 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 YorkWashington
Typical home value$524,942$587,533
Home price-to-income6.1×5.9×
Household income$85,820$99,389
Property tax1.30%0.75%
Income tax10.90%0.00%
Sales tax8.54%9.57%
Temperature52.4°F50°F
Population19,867,2487,958,180
Cost of living125.1114.1

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.