District of Columbia vs Louisiana
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 5 of them and Louisiana on 10, 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 ColumbiaLouisiana
Home price$579,332$217,968
Rent paid$1,954$1,056
Cost of living138.892.3
Income$109,707$60,986
Property tax0.61%0.55%
Income tax10.75%3.00%
Sales tax6.00%10.13%
Electric bill$152$157
Snowfall10.2 in0.8 in
Precipitation39.7 in54.0 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.64 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.013.9
Bachelor's or higher65.5%27.8%
Crime rate1,006520
Commute31.0 min26.2 min
Unemployment6.0%4.4%
Population change+0.6%-0.9%
Wildfire risk26.248.0
Flood risk97.480.1
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.