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Abilene wins on home prices, jobs and walkability; Norman wins on rent, cost of living, income, schools, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Abilene
TX
Norman
OK
Median rent$1,157$1,090 (better)
Median home$184k (better)$250k
Cost of living (100 = US)110.984.9 (better)
Median income$62,648$67,704 (better)
Unemployment3.6% (better)3.7%
School rating4/106.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k4.62.4 (better)
Property crime / 1k16.6 (better)18.1
Walk score35 (better)33
Sunny days216229 (better)
Summer temp96°F93°F
Winter temp46°F39°F
Rainfall25.2 in37.7 in
Population128,053129,672
Diversity (0–100)5949
% Black9.8%4.3%
% Hispanic27.1%9.2%
% Asian2.3%4.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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