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

Metric
Baltimore
MD
Milwaukee
WI
Median rent$1,331$1,059 (better)
Median home$230k$184k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)9690 (better)
Median income$62,177 (better)$54,234
Unemployment5.5%4.6% (better)
School rating1.3/10 (better)1.2/10
Violent crime / 1k13.511.5 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.124 (better)
Walk score69 (better)62
Sunny days200 (better)189
Summer temp90°F82°F
Winter temp37°F24°F
Rainfall43.7 in34.6 in
Population573,243566,973
Diversity (0–100)5871
% Black58.5%37.9%
% Hispanic8.2%20.9%
% Asian2.6%5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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