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Cedar Rapids wins on income, jobs, schools, safety, walkability and sunshine; Dayton wins on rent, home prices and cost of living.

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Cedar Rapids
IA
Dayton
OH
Median rent$967$918 (better)
Median home$187k$101k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)98.687.9 (better)
Median income$70,424 (better)$45,247
Unemployment3.7% (better)4.8%
School rating4.9/10 (better)1.1/10
Violent crime / 1k2.7 (better)12.3
Property crime / 1k21.4 (better)40.3
Walk score48 (better)41
Sunny days212 (better)196
Summer temp83°F87°F
Winter temp20°F28°F
Rainfall35.9 in41.7 in
Population137,264136,579
Diversity (0–100)3960
% Black8.5%37.6%
% Hispanic5.2%5.7%
% Asian2.6%1.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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