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

Metric
Baltimore
MD
San Francisco
CA
Median rent$1,331 (better)$2,476
Median home$230k (better)$1.39M
Cost of living (100 = US)96 (better)244
Median income$62,177$140,970 (better)
Unemployment5.5%3.9% (better)
School rating1.3/104.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k13.54.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.129.6 (better)
Walk score6989 (better)
Sunny days200259 (better)
Summer temp90°F70°F
Winter temp37°F52°F
Rainfall43.7 in22.9 in
Population573,243830,235
Diversity (0–100)5871
% Black58.5%4.7%
% Hispanic8.2%16.2%
% Asian2.6%34.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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