District of Columbia vs Idaho
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 4 of them and Idaho on 11, 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 ColumbiaIdaho
Home price$579,332$482,199
Rent paid$1,954$1,251
Cost of living138.899.9
Income$109,707$81,166
Property tax0.61%0.50%
Income tax10.75%5.30%
Sales tax6.00%6.03%
Electric bill$152$112
Snowfall10.2 in17.8 in
Precipitation39.7 in17.4 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.43 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.018.4
Bachelor's or higher65.5%33.0%
Crime rate1,006231
Commute31.0 min22.2 min
Unemployment6.0%3.7%
Population change+0.6%+10.4%
Wildfire risk26.290.4
Flood risk97.469.5
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.