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

Metric
Bloomington
IN
Flint
MI
Median rent$1,200$915 (better)
Median home$321k$54k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)97.487.6 (better)
Median income$50,465 (better)$37,646
Unemployment3.4% (better)12.9%
School rating8.8/10 (better)1.1/10
Violent crime / 1k2.9 (better)11
Property crime / 1k19.510.9 (better)
Walk score54 (better)38
Sunny days180181 (better)
Summer temp85°F82°F
Winter temp30°F23°F
Rainfall46.9 in32 in
Population80,04980,175
Diversity (0–100)4358
% Black4.9%55.3%
% Hispanic5.5%4.5%
% Asian10.7%0.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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