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Colorado Springs wins on income, jobs, schools, safety and sunshine; Milwaukee wins on rent, home prices, cost of living and walkability.

Metric
Colorado Springs
CO
Milwaukee
WI
Median rent$1,648$1,059 (better)
Median home$453k$184k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10790 (better)
Median income$84,818 (better)$54,234
Unemployment4% (better)4.6%
School rating6.3/10 (better)1.2/10
Violent crime / 1k6.9 (better)11.5
Property crime / 1k30.324 (better)
Walk score3362 (better)
Sunny days243 (better)189
Summer temp87°F82°F
Winter temp32°F24°F
Rainfall15.9 in34.6 in
Population487,887566,973
Diversity (0–100)5371
% Black5.3%37.9%
% Hispanic19.3%20.9%
% Asian2.9%5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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