District of Columbia vs Vermont
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 Vermont 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 ColumbiaVermont
Home price$579,332$402,017
Rent paid$1,954$1,239
Cost of living138.8113.6
Income$109,707$82,730
Property tax0.61%1.51%
Income tax10.75%8.75%
Sales tax6.00%6.43%
Electric bill$152$141
Snowfall10.2 in97.9 in
Precipitation39.7 in42.4 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.64 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.011.5
Bachelor's or higher65.5%45.1%
Crime rate1,006219
Commute31.0 min23.9 min
Unemployment6.0%2.6%
Population change+0.6%+0.2%
Wildfire risk26.221.0
Flood risk97.464.8
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.