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State vs State Comparisons

107 comparisons — 16 financial metrics each

Thinking about relocating? Compare two states side by side across taxes, housing costs, cost of living, wages, insurance, and more. Sources and update dates are documented with the comparison methodology.

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California vs Texas

Taxes, housing, cost of living & more

New York vs Florida

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Texas vs Florida

Taxes, housing, cost of living & more

California vs Florida

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New York vs New Jersey

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California vs Arizona

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Texas vs Arizona

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Florida vs Georgia

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New York vs California

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Texas vs Tennessee

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All Comparisons by State

Alabama 3

vs Georgia vs Tennessee vs Mississippi

Alaska 1

Arizona 7

vs California vs Texas vs Florida vs Colorado vs Nevada vs New Mexico vs Utah

Arkansas 2

vs Missouri vs Oklahoma

California 14

vs Texas vs Florida vs Arizona vs Nevada vs Colorado vs Oregon vs Washington vs Idaho vs Tennessee vs North Carolina vs Utah vs Georgia vs New York vs Hawaii

Colorado 7

vs California vs Texas vs Florida vs Utah vs Arizona vs Nevada vs Wyoming

Connecticut 3

vs New York vs New Jersey vs Massachusetts

Delaware 2

vs Maryland vs New Jersey

Florida 12

vs California vs New York vs Texas vs Georgia vs North Carolina vs South Carolina vs Tennessee vs Arizona vs Nevada vs Virginia vs Colorado vs Illinois

Georgia 7

vs California vs New York vs Texas vs Florida vs South Carolina vs Alabama vs Tennessee

Hawaii 2

vs California vs Washington

Idaho 5

vs California vs Utah vs Oregon vs Washington vs Montana

Illinois 8

vs Indiana vs Wisconsin vs Michigan vs Iowa vs Missouri vs New York vs Texas vs Florida

Indiana 4

vs Illinois vs Ohio vs Michigan vs Kentucky

Iowa 3

vs Illinois vs Minnesota vs Nebraska

Kansas 2

vs Missouri vs Nebraska

Kentucky 4

vs Tennessee vs Ohio vs Indiana vs West Virginia

Louisiana 2

vs Mississippi vs Texas

Maine 1

vs New Hampshire

Maryland 3

vs Pennsylvania vs Virginia vs Delaware

Massachusetts 5

vs New York vs New Jersey vs Connecticut vs New Hampshire vs Rhode Island

Michigan 3

vs Illinois vs Ohio vs Indiana

Minnesota 3

vs Wisconsin vs Iowa vs North Dakota

Mississippi 2

vs Alabama vs Louisiana

Missouri 3

vs Illinois vs Kansas vs Arkansas

Montana 1

Nebraska 2

vs Iowa vs Kansas

Nevada 5

vs California vs Texas vs Florida vs Colorado vs Arizona

New Hampshire 3

vs Massachusetts vs Vermont vs Maine

New Jersey 5

vs New York vs Pennsylvania vs Connecticut vs Massachusetts vs Delaware

New Mexico 2

vs Arizona vs Texas

New York 12

vs New Jersey vs Florida vs Texas vs California vs Connecticut vs North Carolina vs Pennsylvania vs Georgia vs Tennessee vs Massachusetts vs Virginia vs Illinois

North Carolina 6

vs California vs New York vs Texas vs Florida vs Virginia vs South Carolina

North Dakota 2

vs South Dakota vs Minnesota

Ohio 5

vs Texas vs Pennsylvania vs Michigan vs Indiana vs Kentucky

Oklahoma 2

vs Texas vs Arkansas

Oregon 3

vs California vs Washington vs Idaho

Pennsylvania 4

vs New York vs New Jersey vs Ohio vs Maryland

Rhode Island 1

vs Massachusetts

South Carolina 4

vs Florida vs Georgia vs North Carolina vs Tennessee

South Dakota 1

vs North Dakota

Tennessee 9

vs California vs New York vs Texas vs Florida vs Georgia vs Kentucky vs Alabama vs Virginia vs South Carolina

Texas 16

vs California vs New York vs Florida vs Arizona vs Colorado vs Tennessee vs Georgia vs North Carolina vs Nevada vs Washington vs Ohio vs Oklahoma vs Utah vs Louisiana vs Illinois vs New Mexico

Utah 5

vs California vs Texas vs Colorado vs Idaho vs Arizona

Vermont 1

vs New Hampshire

Virginia 6

vs New York vs Florida vs Maryland vs North Carolina vs West Virginia vs Tennessee

Washington 6

vs California vs Texas vs Oregon vs Idaho vs Alaska vs Hawaii

West Virginia 2

vs Virginia vs Kentucky

Wisconsin 2

vs Illinois vs Minnesota

Wyoming 1

How We Compare States

Each comparison covers 16 financial metrics including taxes (income, property, sales, capital gains), housing costs (median home price, rents, closing costs), employment (median income, minimum wage, unemployment benefits), business formation costs, and insurance premiums. A clear winner is highlighted for each metric, with an overall score showing how many metrics each state leads in.

Inputs are compiled from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, Tax Foundation, HUD Fair Market Rents, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and state government agencies. Some displayed values are estimates; comparison pages identify the underlying metrics and limitations.

Looking for state rankings instead? Check our state guides for lists like states with no income tax and lowest property tax states. For reusable government-source tables with CSV and JSON downloads, browse the StateCalc open-data catalog.