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South · District of Columbia · pop 680K

Washington, DC

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in DC, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,037 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,785 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $475 left over.

Expect summer highs near 89°F, winter lows around 30°F, and about 203 sunny days a year.

There's plenty to do — roughly 36 restaurants, arts, and recreation spots per 10k residents.

Tradeoff: the local job market is softer than most on this list (4.8% unemployment).

AFFORD 67HOUSIN 35JOBS 12SAFETY 21CLIMAT 99AMENIT 89

The Washington fit print

Est. monthly cost

$4,562/mo

Typical rent

$2,100/mo

Home value ÷ income

7.0×

Score breakdown

Affordability
67
Housing
35
Jobs
12
Safety
21
Climate
99
Amenities
89

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,900/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$2,100/mo
Median home value
$705,000
Median household income
$101,000
Population
680,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
4.8%
Job growth (1yr)
0.5%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
940
Property crime rate
4,100

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
89°F
Avg. winter low
30°F
Sunny days / year
203
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈10/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈60/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈9/yr
Annual rain
42"
Annual snow
14"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+86
Int'l airport
≈5 mi
Walkability
77/100
Disaster risk
40/100
Buying instead of renting? District of Columbia's effective property tax runs about 0.57% of home value per year (≈$335/mo on the median $705,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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