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Compare two states before you move.

CompareTheData.com puts income tax, sales and property tax, home values, driver-license and car-title deadlines, title-fee sketches, parks, crime, and demographics side by side for a move from one U.S. state to another.

All 50 states + DC

Sort taxes, housing, parks, and people, then open a destination page.

Popular moves

High-demand routes such as California to Texas and New York to Florida.

Income tax

Enter yearly income and dependents, then sort states by estimated tax using 2026 brackets.

Car title costs

Enter a vehicle value and compare estimated state title charges.

What a pair page shows

Choose where you live and where you are moving. The pair page opens with an at-a-glance table, then income tax (with a calculator), vehicle title costs, the driver-license clock, a checklist, the largest differences on that corridor, and common questions. Calculators run in your browser — income and vehicle value are not sent to a server. Each page links the official DMV, tax agency, and elections office.

How the numbers are produced

Pages are generated from a structured rules file so every state-to-state pair shows the same fields. The file was last reviewed 2026-08-26.

License, title, and voter windows are stored per jurisdiction, then combined on the pair page.
Vehicle cost is value × sales-tax rate + title + base registration + plate. County and weight fees are omitted on purpose.
Estimated income tax uses 2026 single-filer brackets after a $4,300 exemption per dependent — not filing status, local tax, or credits.
Combined sales-tax rates are population-weighted state plus local averages. Real-estate property tax is an effective rate on owner-occupied homes. Vehicle personal-property tax is an effective rate on a typical car in states that levy one.
State-park counts come from each state’s park agency. National-park counts are NPS units titled National Park. Crime, density, demographics, and median home values come from FBI UCR, Census, and housing indexes. County variation is large.
Nurse-compact flags follow public compact membership lists and can lag legislation.

What this is not

CompareTheData.com is not a DMV, a tax agency, or a law firm. Figures are estimates and statewide averages. Confirm a filing or a license on the official sites linked on each page. Ads, when shown, sit after the comparison and are labeled Advertisement.

Corrections

If a deadline, fee, or flag is wrong, send the official source URL on the contact page.