While America was founded in 1776, it has many buildings that are much older. Have you ever wondered what are the oldest buildings in each state? This infographic from Alan’s Factory Outlet takes a look:
Source: statista.com
Last Thursday, President Trump lit the national Christmas tree in Washington, wishing everyone a very merry Christmas. Trump remarked about the unseasonably warm weather which was hovering in the mid-50s, saying it the best it’s been in the past 25 years. That hasn’t lasted with temperatures dropping sharply this week. That December reality will force many Americans to push their home heating systems up to full power. That prompts the question: which parts of the country will have the highest energy bills this winter?
Energy costs can account from anywhere from 5 to 22 percent of a families’ total after-tax income with the nation’s 25 million poorest households paying biggest slice of their earnings towards electricity and heating. Earlier this year, WalletHub analyzed monthly electricity, natural gas, motor fuel and heating oil to calculate energy costs by state. As soon as winter really bites, people in Connecticut face the highest monthly energy costs at $380. Alaska has far more brutal winters and the bill there averaged $332 every month. More northeastern states come third and fourth with Rhode Island and Massachusetts residents facing bills in excess of $320. Washington state and DC are at the opposite end of the scale with energy costs only averaging $226 and $219 respectively by comparison.
Washington D.C. has the fastest internet in America. People in the capital can now enjoy surfing at an average speed of 28.1 Mbps, which constitutes 17 percent increase in speed compared to the same quarter of last year. Connection speeds have increased across all top ten contenders in the past year.
To some extent D.C.’s performance is no surprise because it’s not a real state, therefore smaller and more urbanized than its competitors. Delaware, the next smallest contender and a real state, has the second fastest connection speed. Those are the only two entities on the list that exceed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 25 Mbps threshold – the minimum download speed considered broadband.
When you look at the below infographic, most high-speed states are on the East Coast. “Pennsylvania joined the top 10 in the first quarter, pushing California out,” the authors of the most recent report by U.S. service provider Akamai conclude. One state sticking out to represent the West is Utah.
This chart shows average connection speed (IPv4) by state in Q1 2017
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