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

Metric
Auburn
AL
Dothan
AL
Median rent$1,098$960 (better)
Median home$365k$194k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)95.1 (better)101.5
Median income$63,668 (better)$55,792
Unemployment2.9% (better)3.2%
School rating8.9/10 (better)3.3/10
Violent crime / 1k1 (better)8
Property crime / 1k8.7 (better)25.4
Walk score53 (better)40
Sunny days219 (better)212
Summer temp89°F93°F
Winter temp46°F51°F
Rainfall56.5 in53.9 in
Population80,59471,514
Diversity (0–100)5357
% Black17%35.7%
% Hispanic5.4%4.8%
% Asian8.5%1.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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