West Virginia vs Wyoming
Core move questions, side by side. Open the interactive comparison for every measure, grouped by category.
Compare every measure interactivelyWest Virginia comes out ahead on 3 of them and Wyoming on 3, 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.
MeasureWest VirginiaWyoming
Typical home value$176,576$369,044
Home price-to-income2.9×4.9×
Household income$60,798$75,532
Property tax0.51%0.53%
Income tax4.82%0.00%
Sales tax6.60%5.39%
Temperature53.9°F45.1°F
Population1,769,979587,618
Cost of living88.393.7
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.