District of Columbia vs Georgia
Twenty measures that tend to decide a move, side by side. Every figure is the same one the map shows, from the same source.
District of Columbia comes out ahead on 6 of them and Georgia on 9, 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.
MeasureDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgia
Home price$579,332$335,358
Rent paid$1,954$1,397
Cost of living138.892.5
Income$109,707$79,991
Property tax0.61%0.79%
Income tax10.75%5.19%
Sales tax6.00%7.56%
Electric bill$152$161
Snowfall10.2 in1.0 in
Precipitation39.7 in45.8 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.55 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.014.4
Bachelor's or higher65.5%36.3%
Crime rate1,006326
Commute31.0 min29.4 min
Unemployment6.0%3.4%
Population change+0.6%+5.5%
Wildfire risk26.253.4
Flood risk97.474.9
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.