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Moving to District of Columbia
Federal-government nexus, museums, expensive urban living.
SouthCapital: WashingtonPop. 0.7M
District of Columbia has an overall price level 109.9 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
109.9Housing index
155.0Groceries index
106.5Utilities index (modeled)
101.5Electricity rate
25.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.0Median home value
$733,400Median monthly rent
$1,931/moDistrict of Columbia unemployment is 6.1% with median household income $110k.
Unemployment rate
6.1%Median household income
$109,707Per-capita income
$76,604Labor-force participation
71.3%Avg weekly wage
$2,587Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
District of Columbia: median home value $733,400.
Home value
$733,400Rent
$1,931/moHomeownership rate
41.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
98/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowSources: NAEP 2024 (live) · internal estimates state-level
District of Columbia 4th-grade math proficiency: 32.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
32.8%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$26,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate (est.)
68.0%Notable universities
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