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

Metric
Auburn
AL
Flint
MI
Median rent$1,098$915 (better)
Median home$365k$54k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)95.187.6 (better)
Median income$63,668 (better)$37,646
Unemployment2.9% (better)12.9%
School rating8.9/10 (better)1.1/10
Violent crime / 1k1 (better)11
Property crime / 1k8.7 (better)10.9
Walk score53 (better)38
Sunny days219 (better)181
Summer temp89°F82°F
Winter temp46°F23°F
Rainfall56.5 in32 in
Population80,59480,175
Diversity (0–100)5358
% Black17%55.3%
% Hispanic5.4%4.5%
% Asian8.5%0.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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