New York vs Wyoming
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 Wyoming 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 YorkWyoming
Typical home value$524,942$369,044
Home price-to-income6.1×4.9×
Household income$85,820$75,532
Property tax1.30%0.53%
Income tax10.90%0.00%
Sales tax8.54%5.39%
Temperature52.4°F45.1°F
Population19,867,248587,618
Cost of living125.193.7
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.