Washington vs West Virginia
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyWashington comes out ahead on 2 of them and West Virginia 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.
MeasureWashingtonWest Virginia
Typical home value$587,533$176,576
Home price-to-income5.9×2.9×
Household income$99,389$60,798
Property tax0.75%0.51%
Income tax0.00%4.82%
Sales tax9.57%6.60%
Temperature50°F53.9°F
Population7,958,1801,769,979
Cost of living114.188.3
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.