Washington, D.C. is the capital of the nation, but are they robbing their residents blind? StatisNostics breaks down their spending pressure.

Washington, D.C., home to the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court building, is the core of the federal government. However, this federal government may be causing D.C. residents to overpay on their taxes and fall into debt. 

According to StatisNostics.com, a database that utilizes U.S. government census data, the spending pressure in Washington, D.C. has a very high score of 98 out of 100. What does this mean? When a city’s spending pressure is high, it generally means services provided by government spending are failing to compensate for tax money that residents pay to fund that spending. This causes residents to lose net value of their property and gradually forces them into debt. 

What are the spending pressure stats for D.C.? On average, the D.C. government is spending around $36,000 per person every year. The annual government debt burden is about $83,000 per resident.

If you’re curious about the spending pressure in your own city, visit www.statisnostics.com to receive information about your town’s government data, economics, real estate, schools, health, demographics, climate, and public safety.