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

Metric
Chicago
IL
Las Vegas
NV
Median rent$1,440 (better)$1,563
Median home$334k (better)$428k
Cost of living (100 = US)107106 (better)
Median income$77,902 (better)$73,877
Unemployment5.3% (better)5.4%
School rating2.4/103.4/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k4.2 (better)6
Property crime / 1k29.6 (better)55
Walk score77 (better)42
Sunny days189294 (better)
Summer temp85°F104°F
Winter temp26°F47°F
Rainfall34.4 in4 in
Population2,711,226660,400
Diversity (0–100)7370
% Black27.4%11.2%
% Hispanic29.7%34.7%
% Asian7.2%7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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