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

Metric
Clarksville
TN
Salem
OR
Median rent$1,307 (better)$1,400
Median home$264k (better)$417k
Cost of living (100 = US)95.1 (better)108
Median income$69,303$75,487 (better)
Unemployment4% (better)5%
School rating6/10 (better)3.5/10
Violent crime / 1k3.7 (better)4.2
Property crime / 1k12.9 (better)23.7
Walk score3445 (better)
Sunny days221 (better)164
Summer temp89°F84°F
Winter temp37°F41°F
Rainfall47.2 in40.1 in
Population176,456178,865
Diversity (0–100)6355
% Black21.8%1.6%
% Hispanic12.9%25.4%
% Asian2.5%3.6%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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