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Albuquerque wins on income and walkability; El Paso wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, schools, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Albuquerque
NM
El Paso
TX
Median rent$1,145$1,073 (better)
Median home$292k$185k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)9286 (better)
Median income$68,317 (better)$59,745
Unemployment4.4%4.3% (better)
School rating2.3/104.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k10.32.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.613.4 (better)
Walk score43 (better)40
Sunny days278302 (better)
Summer temp91°F97°F
Winter temp37°F46°F
Rainfall8.8 in8.8 in
Population562,218680,130
Diversity (0–100)6233
% Black2.9%3.2%
% Hispanic47.7%81.2%
% Asian3.2%1.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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