Nebraska 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.
Nebraska comes out ahead on 11 of them and Washington on 4, 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.
MeasureNebraskaWashington
Home price$284,464$603,303
Rent paid$1,049$1,712
Cost of living92.6114.1
Income$76,376$99,389
Property tax1.44%0.75%
Income tax4.55%0.00%
Sales tax6.98%9.57%
Electric bill$122$130
Temperature52.3°F50°F
Snowfall20.7 in5.4 in
Precipitation28.4 in56.5 in
Sunshine4.25 kWh/m²3.56 kWh/m²
Students per teacher14.118.3
Bachelor's or higher35.4%41.0%
Crime rate221326
Commute19.9 min27.2 min
Unemployment2.9%5.2%
Population change+2.9%+3.8%
Wildfire risk77.674.2
Flood risk65.391.4
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.