diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/Contracts/ExecutionPlanGraph.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/Contracts/ExecutionPlanGraph.cs
index 8e971d1f..dab76ca8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/Contracts/ExecutionPlanGraph.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/Contracts/ExecutionPlanGraph.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.Contracts
 {
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.Contracts
         /// </summary>
         /// <value></value>
         public string DisplayValue { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates what kind of value is better amongst 2 values of the same property
+        /// </summary>
+        public BetterValue BetterValue { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Indicates the data type of the property
+        /// </summary>
+        public PropertyValueDataType DataType { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class NestedExecutionPlanGraphProperty : ExecutionPlanGraphPropertyBase
@@ -185,8 +194,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.Contracts
 
     public enum BadgeType
     {
-        WARNING = 0,
-        CRITICALWARNING = 1,
-        PARALLELISM = 2
+        Warning = 0,
+        CriticalWarning = 1,
+        Parallelism = 2
+    }
+
+    public enum PropertyValueDataType
+    {
+        Number = 0,
+        String = 1,
+        Boolean = 2,
+        Nested = 3
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ExecutionPlanGraphUtils.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ExecutionPlanGraphUtils.cs
index 55c2920e..d9c16867 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ExecutionPlanGraphUtils.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ExecutionPlanGraphUtils.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
                 {
                     overlays.Add(new Badge
                     {
-                        Type = BadgeType.CRITICALWARNING,
+                        Type = BadgeType.CriticalWarning,
                         Tooltip = SR.WarningOverlayTooltip
                     });
                 }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
                 {
                     overlays.Add(new Badge
                     {
-                        Type = BadgeType.WARNING,
+                        Type = BadgeType.Warning,
                         Tooltip = SR.WarningOverlayTooltip
                     });
                 }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
             {
                 overlays.Add(new Badge
                 {
-                    Type = BadgeType.PARALLELISM,
+                    Type = BadgeType.Parallelism,
                     Tooltip = SR.ParallelismOverlayTooltip
                 });
             }
@@ -105,7 +105,32 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
                 var complexProperty = prop.Value as ExpandableObjectWrapper;
                 if (complexProperty == null)
                 {
+                    if(!prop.IsBrowsable)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
                     var propertyValue = prop.DisplayValue;
+                    var propertyDataType = PropertyValueDataType.String;
+                    switch (prop.Value)
+                    {
+                        case string stringValue:
+                            propertyDataType = PropertyValueDataType.String;
+                            break;
+                        case int integerValue:
+                        case long longIntegerValue:
+                        case uint unsignedIntegerValue:
+                        case ulong unsignedLongValue:
+                        case float floatValue:
+                        case double doubleValue:
+                            propertyDataType = PropertyValueDataType.Number;
+                            break;
+                        case bool booleanValue:
+                            propertyDataType = PropertyValueDataType.Boolean;
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            propertyDataType = PropertyValueDataType.String;
+                            break;
+                    }
                     propsList.Add(new ExecutionPlanGraphProperty()
                     {
                         Name = prop.DisplayName,
@@ -113,7 +138,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
                         ShowInTooltip = prop.ShowInTooltip,
                         DisplayOrder = prop.DisplayOrder,
                         PositionAtBottom = prop.IsLongString,
-                        DisplayValue = GetPropertyDisplayValue(prop)
+                        DisplayValue = GetPropertyDisplayValue(prop),
+                        BetterValue = prop.BetterValue,
+                        DataType = propertyDataType
                     });
                 }
                 else
@@ -126,7 +153,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan
                         ShowInTooltip = prop.ShowInTooltip,
                         DisplayOrder = prop.DisplayOrder,
                         PositionAtBottom = prop.IsLongString,
-                        DisplayValue = GetPropertyDisplayValue(prop)
+                        DisplayValue = GetPropertyDisplayValue(prop),
+                        BetterValue = prop.BetterValue,
+                        DataType = PropertyValueDataType.Nested
                     });
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/Attributes.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/Attributes.cs
index 244466e6..8a2015a6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/Attributes.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/Attributes.cs
@@ -283,5 +283,33 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         private bool longString = false;
     }
 
+    public sealed class BetterValueAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        public BetterValueAttribute()
+        {
+            this.value = BetterValue.None;
+        }
+
+        public BetterValueAttribute(BetterValue value)
+        {
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        public BetterValue Value
+        {
+            get { return this.value; }
+        }
+
+        private BetterValue value;
+    }
+
+    public enum BetterValue
+    {
+        LowerNumber = 0,
+        HigherNumber = 1,
+        True = 2,
+        False = 3,
+        None = 4
+    }
     #endregion
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyFactory.cs
index 53fda3a4..8838f08c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyFactory.cs
@@ -62,45 +62,44 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [TypeConverter(typeof(DataSizeTypeConverter))]
         public int AvgRowSize { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(7), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.CachedPlanSize, SR.Keys.CachedPlanSizeDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(7), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.CachedPlanSize, SR.Keys.CachedPlanSizeDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(KBSizeTypeConverter))]
         public int CachedPlanSize { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(7), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.UsePlan)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(7), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.UsePlan), BetterValue(BetterValue.True)]
         public bool UsePlan { get { return false; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(7), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ContainsInlineScalarTsqlUdfs)]
 
         public bool ContainsInlineScalarTsqlUdfs { get { return false; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedIoCost, SR.Keys.EstimatedIoCostDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedIoCost, SR.Keys.EstimatedIoCostDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimateIO { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.DegreeOfParallelism, SR.Keys.DegreeOfParallelismDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.DegreeOfParallelism, SR.Keys.DegreeOfParallelismDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public int DegreeOfParallelism { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EffectiveDegreeOfParallelism, SR.Keys.EffectiveDegreeOfParallelismDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(8), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EffectiveDegreeOfParallelism, SR.Keys.EffectiveDegreeOfParallelismDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public int EffectiveDegreeOfParallelism { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(9), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedCpuCost, SR.Keys.EstimatedCpuCostDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(9), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedCpuCost, SR.Keys.EstimatedCpuCostDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimateCPU { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(9), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.MemoryGrant, SR.Keys.MemoryGrantDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(9), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.MemoryGrant, SR.Keys.MemoryGrantDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(KBSizeTypeConverter))]
         public ulong MemoryGrant { get { return 0; } }
 
         [DisplayOrder(10), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ParameterList, SR.Keys.ParameterListDescription)]
         public object ParameterList { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(10), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.NumberOfExecutions, SR.Keys.NumberOfExecutionsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(10), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.NumberOfExecutions, SR.Keys.NumberOfExecutionsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double ActualExecutions { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(10), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfExecutionsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(10), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfExecutionsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
-
         public double EstimateExecutions { get { return 0; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip(LongString = true), DisplayOrder(12), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ObjectShort, SR.Keys.ObjectDescription)]
@@ -112,83 +111,83 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [DisplayOrder(12), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.OperationArgumentShort, SR.Keys.OperationArgumentDescription)]
         public string Argument { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(111), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualRebinds, SR.Keys.ActualRebindsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(111), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualRebinds, SR.Keys.ActualRebindsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualRebinds { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(112), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualRewinds, SR.Keys.ActualRewindsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(112), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualRewinds, SR.Keys.ActualRewindsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
 
         public object ActualRewinds { get { return null; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLocallyAggregatedRows, SR.Keys.ActualLocallyAggregatedRowsDescription)]
         public object ActualLocallyAggregatedRows { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualElapsedms, SR.Keys.ActualElapsedmsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualElapsedms, SR.Keys.ActualElapsedmsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualElapsedms { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualCPUms, SR.Keys.ActualCPUmsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualCPUms, SR.Keys.ActualCPUmsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualCPUms { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualScans, SR.Keys.ActualScansDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualScans, SR.Keys.ActualScansDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualScans { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLogicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLogicalReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLogicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLogicalReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualLogicalReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPhysicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualPhysicalReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPhysicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualPhysicalReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualPhysicalReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReads, SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReads, SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualPageServerReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualReadAheadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualReadAheadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public object ActualReadAheads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadAheadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualPageServerReadAheadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public object ActualPageServerReadAheads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobLogicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobLogicalReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobLogicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobLogicalReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualLobLogicalReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPhysicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPhysicalReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPhysicalReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPhysicalReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualLobPhysicalReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualLobPageServerReads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualLobReadAheadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualLobReadAheadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualLobReadAheads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadAheadsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadAheads, SR.Keys.ActualLobPageServerReadAheadsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public object ActualLobPageServerReadAheads { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualIOStatistics, SR.Keys.ActualIOStatisticsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualIOStatistics, SR.Keys.ActualIOStatisticsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualIOStatistics { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualTimeStatistics, SR.Keys.ActualTimeStatisticsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualTimeStatistics, SR.Keys.ActualTimeStatisticsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object ActualTimeStatistics { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualMemoryGrantStats, SR.Keys.ActualMemoryGrantStats)]
+        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.ActualMemoryGrantStats, SR.Keys.ActualMemoryGrantStats), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         public object ActualMemoryGrantStats { get { return null; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcRowCount, SR.Keys.HpcRowCountDescription)]
         public object HpcRowCount { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcKernelElapsedUs, SR.Keys.HpcKernelElapsedUsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcKernelElapsedUs, SR.Keys.HpcKernelElapsedUsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object HpcKernelElapsedUs { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcHostToDeviceBytes, SR.Keys.HpcHostToDeviceBytesDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcHostToDeviceBytes, SR.Keys.HpcHostToDeviceBytesDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object HpcHostToDeviceBytes { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcDeviceToHostBytes, SR.Keys.HpcDeviceToHostBytesDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.HpcDeviceToHostBytes, SR.Keys.HpcDeviceToHostBytesDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object HpcDeviceToHostBytes { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.InputMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.InputMemoryGrant)]
+        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.InputMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.InputMemoryGrant), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object InputMemoryGrant { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.OutputMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.OutputMemoryGrant)]
+        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.OutputMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.OutputMemoryGrant), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object OutputMemoryGrant { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.UsedMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.UsedMemoryGrant)]
+        [DisplayOrder(221), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.UsedMemoryGrant, SR.Keys.UsedMemoryGrant), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object UsedMemoryGrant { get { return null; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(2), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.IsGraphDBTransitiveClosure, SR.Keys.IsGraphDBTransitiveClosureDescription)]
@@ -218,23 +217,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double StatementEstRows { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutionsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutionsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimateRowsAllExecs { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutionsDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutions, SR.Keys.EstimatedNumberOfRowsForAllExecutionsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double StatementEstRowsAllExecs { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRowsRead, SR.Keys.EstimatedRowsReadDescription)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(100), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRowsRead, SR.Keys.EstimatedRowsReadDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimatedRowsRead { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(101), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRebinds, SR.Keys.EstimatedRebindsDescription)]
+        [DisplayOrder(101), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRebinds, SR.Keys.EstimatedRebindsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimateRebinds { get { return 0; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(102), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRewinds, SR.Keys.EstimatedRewindsDescription)]
+        [DisplayOrder(102), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.EstimatedRewinds, SR.Keys.EstimatedRewindsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.HigherNumber)]
         [TypeConverter(typeof(FloatTypeConverter))]
         public double EstimateRewinds { get { return 0; } }
 
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [ShowInToolTip(LongString = true), DisplayOrder(202), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Warnings, SR.Keys.WarningsDescription)]
         public object Warnings { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(203), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Parallel, SR.Keys.ParallelDescription)]
+        [DisplayOrder(203), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Parallel, SR.Keys.ParallelDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.True)]
         public bool Parallel { get { return false; } }
 
         [DisplayOrder(204), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.SetOptions, SR.Keys.SetOptionsDescription)]
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [DisplayOrder(206), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.StatementOptmEarlyAbortReason)]
         public string StatementOptmEarlyAbortReason { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(211), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.MemoryFractions, SR.Keys.MemoryFractionsDescription)]
+        [DisplayOrder(211), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.MemoryFractions, SR.Keys.MemoryFractionsDescription), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object MemoryFractions { get { return null; } }
 
         [DisplayOrder(211), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.MemoryFractionsInput, SR.Keys.MemoryFractionsInputDescription)]
@@ -370,10 +369,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(150), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Partitioned, SR.Keys.PartitionedDescription)]
         public object Partitioned { get { return null; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(156), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.PartitionsAccessed)]
+        [DisplayOrder(156), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.PartitionsAccessed), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object PartitionsAccessed { get { return null; } }
 
-        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(152), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.PartitionCount)]
+        [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(152), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.PartitionCount), BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public object PartitionCount { get { return null; } }
 
         [ShowInToolTip(LongString = true), DisplayOrder(203), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.TieColumns, SR.Keys.TieColumnsDescription)]
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         [ShowInToolTip, DisplayOrder(203), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.RowCount)]
         public bool RowCount { get { return false; } }
 
-        [DisplayOrder(6), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Optimized)]
+        [DisplayOrder(6), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.Optimized), BetterValue(BetterValue.True)]
         public bool Optimized { get { return false; } }
 
         [DisplayOrder(6), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.WithPrefetch)]
@@ -570,16 +569,30 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
 
         [DisplayOrder(201), DisplayNameDescription(SR.Keys.FragmentIdColumn)]
         public object FragmentIdColumn { get { return null; } }
+
         public string CardinalityEstimationModelVersion { get { return null; } }
+
+        [BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public string CompileCPU { get { return null; } }
+
+        [BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public string CompileMemory { get { return null; } }
+
+        [BetterValue(BetterValue.LowerNumber)]
         public string CompileTime { get { return null; } }
+
         public string NonParallelPlanReason { get { return null; } }
+
         public string QueryHash { get { return null; } }
+
         public string QueryPlanHash { get { return null; } }
+
         public bool RetrievedFromCache { get { return false; } }
+
         public bool SecurityPolicyApplied { get { return false; } }
+
         public bool NoExpandHint { get { return false; } }
+
         public double TableCardinality { get { return 0; } }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyValue.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyValue.cs
index b1a22c5d..550b8abe 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyValue.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ExecutionPlan/ShowPlan/PropertyValue.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
             }
         }
 
+        public BetterValue BetterValue
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                InitializeDisplayAttributesIfNecessary();
+                return this.betterValue;
+            }
+        }
+
         public void SetDisplayNameAndDescription(string newDisplayName, string newDescription)
         {
             this.displayName = newDisplayName;
@@ -202,6 +211,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
             {
                 this.showInTooltip = false;
             }
+
+            BetterValueAttribute betterValueAttribute = 
+            Attributes[typeof(BetterValueAttribute)] as BetterValueAttribute;
+            if (betterValueAttribute != null)
+            {
+                this.betterValue = betterValueAttribute.Value;
+            } else
+            {
+                this.betterValue = BetterValue.None;
+            }
         }
 
         #region Private members
@@ -216,6 +235,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan.ShowPlan
         private bool isLongString;
         private bool initialized;
         private bool showInTooltip;
+        private BetterValue betterValue;
 
         #endregion