District of Columbia vs Maryland
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 7 of them and Maryland on 7, 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 ColumbiaMaryland
Home price$579,332$436,104
Rent paid$1,954$1,732
Cost of living138.8115.4
Income$109,707$102,905
Property tax0.61%0.92%
Income tax10.75%6.50%
Sales tax6.00%6.00%
Electric bill$152$209
Snowfall10.2 in15.2 in
Precipitation39.7 in37.4 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.13 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.014.6
Bachelor's or higher65.5%44.7%
Crime rate1,006420
Commute31.0 min32.3 min
Unemployment6.0%4.3%
Population change+0.6%+1.4%
Wildfire risk26.233.5
Flood risk97.481.7
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.