Texas vs Washington
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyTexas comes out ahead on 4 of them and Washington on 2, 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.
MeasureTexasWashington
Typical home value$296,424$587,533
Home price-to-income3.7×5.9×
Household income$79,721$99,389
Property tax1.40%0.75%
Income tax0.00%0.00%
Sales tax8.20%9.57%
Temperature69.7°F50°F
Population31,290,8317,958,180
Cost of living92.1114.1
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.