District of Columbia vs Illinois
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 Illinois 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 ColumbiaIllinois
Home price$579,332$298,871
Rent paid$1,954$1,292
Cost of living138.894.7
Income$109,707$83,211
Property tax0.61%1.88%
Income tax10.75%4.95%
Sales tax6.00%8.98%
Electric bill$152$134
Snowfall10.2 in25.4 in
Precipitation39.7 in30.8 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.93 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.013.8
Bachelor's or higher65.5%39.2%
Crime rate1,006289
Commute31.0 min28.3 min
Unemployment6.0%5.1%
Population change+0.6%-0.8%
Wildfire risk26.237.3
Flood risk97.490.0
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.