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

Metric
Beaumont
TX
Springfield
IL
Median rent$1,121$975 (better)
Median home$166k$162k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)97.784 (better)
Median income$56,997$66,064 (better)
Unemployment5.3%4.9% (better)
School rating2.3/102.9/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k9.59 (better)
Property crime / 1k29.7 (better)42.1
Walk score3438 (better)
Sunny days244 (better)200
Summer temp93°F87°F
Winter temp53°F28°F
Rainfall65.1 in38 in
Population113,279113,330
Diversity (0–100)6848
% Black45.2%19.1%
% Hispanic20.8%3.4%
% Asian3.8%3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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