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

Metric
Baltimore
MD
Washington
DC
Median rent$1,331 (better)$1,954
Median home$230k (better)$737k
Cost of living (100 = US)96 (better)152
Median income$62,177$109,870 (better)
Unemployment5.5% (better)6.1%
School rating1.3/107.2/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k13.57.5 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.131 (better)
Walk score6977 (better)
Sunny days200201 (better)
Summer temp90°F90°F
Winter temp37°F36°F
Rainfall43.7 in45.6 in
Population573,243681,294
Diversity (0–100)5868
% Black58.5%41.6%
% Hispanic8.2%11.9%
% Asian2.6%4.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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