Washington vs Wisconsin
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyWashington comes out ahead on 3 of them and Wisconsin 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.
MeasureWashingtonWisconsin
Typical home value$587,533$337,196
Home price-to-income5.9×4.3×
Household income$99,389$77,488
Property tax0.75%1.32%
Income tax0.00%7.65%
Sales tax9.57%5.72%
Temperature50°F46.7°F
Population7,958,1805,960,975
Cost of living114.197.7
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.