Pennsylvania vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyPennsylvania comes out ahead on 3 of them and West Virginia on 4, 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.
MeasurePennsylvaniaWest Virginia
Typical home value$287,078$176,576
Home price-to-income3.7×2.9×
Household income$77,545$60,798
Property tax1.26%0.51%
Income tax3.07%4.82%
Sales tax6.34%6.60%
Temperature52°F53.9°F
Population13,078,7511,769,979
Cost of living97.288.3
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.