District of Columbia vs Nebraska
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 Nebraska 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 ColumbiaNebraska
Home price$579,332$284,464
Rent paid$1,954$1,049
Cost of living138.892.6
Income$109,707$76,376
Property tax0.61%1.44%
Income tax10.75%4.55%
Sales tax6.00%6.98%
Electric bill$152$122
Snowfall10.2 in20.7 in
Precipitation39.7 in28.4 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.25 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.014.1
Bachelor's or higher65.5%35.4%
Crime rate1,006221
Commute31.0 min19.9 min
Unemployment6.0%2.9%
Population change+0.6%+2.9%
Wildfire risk26.277.6
Flood risk97.465.3
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.