District of Columbia vs Michigan
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 Michigan 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 ColumbiaMichigan
Home price$579,332$269,972
Rent paid$1,954$1,117
Cost of living138.890.1
Income$109,707$72,389
Property tax0.61%1.19%
Income tax10.75%4.25%
Sales tax6.00%6.00%
Electric bill$152$131
Snowfall10.2 in47.5 in
Precipitation39.7 in30.4 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.80 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.016.9
Bachelor's or higher65.5%33.3%
Crime rate1,006434
Commute31.0 min24.3 min
Unemployment6.0%5.0%
Population change+0.6%+0.5%
Wildfire risk26.239.8
Flood risk97.484.6
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.