District of Columbia vs Hawaii
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 9 of them and Hawaii on 6, 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 ColumbiaHawaii
Home price$579,332$836,741
Rent paid$1,954$1,972
Cost of living138.8185
Income$109,707$100,745
Property tax0.61%0.29%
Income tax10.75%11.00%
Sales tax6.00%4.50%
Electric bill$152$215
Snowfall10.2 in0.0 in
Precipitation39.7 in43.9 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²5.66 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.014.2
Bachelor's or higher65.5%37.8%
Crime rate1,006218
Commute31.0 min26.7 min
Unemployment6.0%2.6%
Population change+0.6%-1.5%
Wildfire risk26.298.2
Flood risk97.498.2
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.