District of Columbia vs Indiana
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 Indiana 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 ColumbiaIndiana
Home price$579,332$262,265
Rent paid$1,954$1,063
Cost of living138.891
Income$109,707$71,959
Property tax0.61%0.76%
Income tax10.75%2.95%
Sales tax6.00%7.00%
Electric bill$152$160
Snowfall10.2 in26.8 in
Precipitation39.7 in38.0 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.98 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.015.5
Bachelor's or higher65.5%30.7%
Crime rate1,006313
Commute31.0 min24.6 min
Unemployment6.0%3.3%
Population change+0.6%+2.8%
Wildfire risk26.224.6
Flood risk97.475.8
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.