District of Columbia vs Nevada
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 4 of them and Nevada on 11, 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 ColumbiaNevada
Home price$579,332$448,215
Rent paid$1,954$1,580
Cost of living138.8100.2
Income$109,707$81,134
Property tax0.61%0.50%
Income tax10.75%0.00%
Sales tax6.00%8.24%
Electric bill$152$117
Snowfall10.2 in1.7 in
Precipitation39.7 in8.6 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²5.55 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.020.0
Bachelor's or higher65.5%28.5%
Crime rate1,006402
Commute31.0 min25.7 min
Unemployment6.0%5.1%
Population change+0.6%+5.7%
Wildfire risk26.298.1
Flood risk97.493.9
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.