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City guide · District of Columbia
Moving to Washington, DC
Federal jobs, museums, traffic, expensive.
Pop. 706kCost index 117.4 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,185/moMedian home $631kWalk score 77
Washington (metro area) has an overall price level 117.4 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
117.4Housing index
155.0Groceries index (modeled)
104.3Utilities index (modeled)
102.6Electricity rate
25 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
103.5Median home value (est.)
$631,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,185/moDistrict of Columbia unemployment is 6.2% with median household income $110k.
Unemployment rate
6.2%Median household income
$109,707Per-capita income
$76,604Labor-force participation
71.3%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberWashington: median home value $631,000.
Home value
$631,000Rent
$2,185/moHomeownership rate
41.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
98/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowDistrict of Columbia 4th-grade math proficiency: 32.8% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
32.8%Per-pupil spending
$24,454Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate (est.)
68.0%Notable universities
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