District of Columbia vs Washington
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 7 of them and Washington on 8, 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 ColumbiaWashington
Home price$579,332$603,303
Rent paid$1,954$1,712
Cost of living138.8114.1
Income$109,707$99,389
Property tax0.61%0.75%
Income tax10.75%0.00%
Sales tax6.00%9.57%
Electric bill$152$130
Snowfall10.2 in5.4 in
Precipitation39.7 in56.5 in
Sunshine4.15 kWh/m²3.56 kWh/m²
Students per teacher11.018.3
Bachelor's or higher65.5%41.0%
Crime rate1,006326
Commute31.0 min27.2 min
Unemployment6.0%5.2%
Population change+0.6%+3.8%
Wildfire risk26.274.2
Flood risk97.491.4
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.