District of Columbia vs Utah
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 Utah 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 ColumbiaUtah
Home price$579,332$541,692
Rent paid$1,954$1,489
Cost of living138.8102.2
Income$109,707$96,658
Property tax0.61%0.48%
Income tax10.75%4.50%
Sales tax6.00%7.42%
Electric bill$152$102
Snowfall10.2 in65.6 in
Precipitation39.7 in17.3 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²4.78 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.021.9
Bachelor's or higher65.5%39.1%
Crime rate1,006230
Commute31.0 min23.2 min
Unemployment6.0%3.6%
Population change+0.6%+8.2%
Wildfire risk26.295.3
Flood risk97.474.6
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.