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Asheville wins on rent, income, jobs, schools and walkability; Fort Myers wins on home prices, cost of living, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Asheville
NC
Fort Myers
FL
Median rent$1,402 (better)$1,580
Median home$440k$385k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10890.8 (better)
Median income$71,102 (better)$63,732
Unemployment3.5% (better)5.2%
School rating8.4/10 (better)5.8/10
Violent crime / 1k7.54.4 (better)
Property crime / 1k43.910.7 (better)
Walk score42 (better)35
Sunny days219255 (better)
Summer temp86°F92°F
Winter temp38°F65°F
Rainfall40.6 in57.4 in
Population94,53595,051
Diversity (0–100)3568
% Black8.1%21.9%
% Hispanic6.6%24.8%
% Asian1.1%2%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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