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

Metric
Chicago
IL
Tucson
AZ
Median rent$1,440$1,145 (better)
Median home$334k$266k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10795 (better)
Median income$77,902 (better)$57,073
Unemployment5.3%5% (better)
School rating2.4/10 (better)2.3/10
Violent crime / 1k4.23.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k29.620.7 (better)
Walk score77 (better)42
Sunny days189286 (better)
Summer temp85°F101°F
Winter temp26°F53°F
Rainfall34.4 in10.6 in
Population2,711,226547,073
Diversity (0–100)7362
% Black27.4%4.8%
% Hispanic29.7%42.8%
% Asian7.2%3.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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