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Columbus wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, safety and sunshine; Salt Lake City wins on income, jobs, schools and walkability.

Metric
Columbus
GA
Salt Lake City
UT
Median rent$1,106 (better)$1,414
Median home$194k (better)$540k
Cost of living (100 = US)98.7 (better)108
Median income$58,073$75,090 (better)
Unemployment4.2%3.4% (better)
School rating2.2/104.8/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k3.7 (better)8.6
Property crime / 1k19.1 (better)47.7
Walk score4660 (better)
Sunny days231 (better)222
Summer temp93°F94°F
Winter temp49°F31°F
Rainfall48.8 in15.5 in
Population203,711208,007
Diversity (0–100)6453
% Black46.1%2.3%
% Hispanic8.5%20.8%
% Asian2.6%4.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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