New York vs West 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 1 of them and West Virginia 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 YorkWest Virginia
Typical home value$524,942$176,576
Home price-to-income6.1×2.9×
Household income$85,820$60,798
Property tax1.30%0.51%
Income tax10.90%4.82%
Sales tax8.54%6.60%
Temperature52.4°F53.9°F
Population19,867,2481,769,979
Cost of living125.188.3
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.