District of Columbia vs Iowa
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 Iowa 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 ColumbiaIowa
Home price$579,332$241,255
Rent paid$1,954$957
Cost of living138.889.7
Income$109,707$75,501
Property tax0.61%1.33%
Income tax10.75%3.80%
Sales tax6.00%6.94%
Electric bill$152$119
Snowfall10.2 in26.3 in
Precipitation39.7 in34.1 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.98 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.014.4
Bachelor's or higher65.5%32.1%
Crime rate1,006243
Commute31.0 min20.4 min
Unemployment6.0%3.2%
Population change+0.6%+1.5%
Wildfire risk26.245.3
Flood risk97.462.6
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.