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

Metric
Cleveland
OH
Wichita
KS
Median rent$945 (better)$975
Median home$102k (better)$191k
Cost of living (100 = US)84 (better)85
Median income$40,801$64,620 (better)
Unemployment3.9% (better)4.3%
School rating1.2/102.1/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k13.712.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k39.7 (better)46.5
Walk score60 (better)38
Sunny days166229 (better)
Summer temp81°F93°F
Winter temp29°F33°F
Rainfall33.3 in34.3 in
Population366,097397,945
Diversity (0–100)6659
% Black45.1%9.3%
% Hispanic13.2%19%
% Asian2.6%4.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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