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

Metric
Chicago
IL
Denver
CO
Median rent$1,440 (better)$1,831
Median home$334k (better)$616k
Cost of living (100 = US)107 (better)128
Median income$77,902$94,718 (better)
Unemployment5.3%4.1% (better)
School rating2.4/103.8/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k4.2 (better)8.8
Property crime / 1k29.6 (better)41.4
Walk score77 (better)61
Sunny days189245 (better)
Summer temp85°F90°F
Winter temp26°F32°F
Rainfall34.4 in15.4 in
Population2,711,226718,877
Diversity (0–100)7362
% Black27.4%8.6%
% Hispanic29.7%28%
% Asian7.2%3.6%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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