Washington vs Las Vegas
Washington, DC compared with Las Vegas, NV · 2,087 miles apart
Washington has 693,645 residents to Las Vegas’s 679,817. Washington comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Las Vegas does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Washington, DC | Las Vegas, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 693,645 | 679,817 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,348 | 4,792 |
| Median household income | $109,870 | $73,877 |
| Median home value | $737,100 | $427,900 |
| Median rent | $1,954 | $1,563 |
| Homeownership | 41.5% | 56.6% |
| Average commute | 30 min | 25.7 min |
| Median age | 34.9 | 38.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 64.2% | 27.7% |
| Poverty rate | 15.4% | 14% |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | 7.4% |
| Price to income | 6.7× | 5.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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