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Baton Rouge wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs and walkability; Cape Coral wins on income, schools, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Baton Rouge
LA
Cape Coral
FL
Median rent$1,067 (better)$1,858
Median home$235k (better)$374k
Cost of living (100 = US)93 (better)116.7
Median income$49,994$78,104 (better)
Unemployment4.4% (better)4.9%
School rating1.7/105.8/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k91.2 (better)
Property crime / 1k629.2 (better)
Walk score38 (better)34
Sunny days217235 (better)
Summer temp92°F92°F
Winter temp52°F65°F
Rainfall61.9 in57.4 in
Population222,771215,536
Diversity (0–100)6251
% Black50.4%4%
% Hispanic6.2%26.4%
% Asian4%1.4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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