District of Columbia vs Oregon
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 Oregon 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 ColumbiaOregon
Home price$579,332$504,432
Rent paid$1,954$1,497
Cost of living138.8111.8
Income$109,707$85,220
Property tax0.61%0.81%
Income tax10.75%9.90%
Sales tax6.00%0.00%
Electric bill$152$132
Snowfall10.2 in9.0 in
Precipitation39.7 in50.9 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.84 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.018.4
Bachelor's or higher65.5%37.8%
Crime rate1,006331
Commute31.0 min23.2 min
Unemployment6.0%5.2%
Population change+0.6%+0.9%
Wildfire risk26.270.7
Flood risk97.487.9
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.