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Dallas wins on income, jobs and walkability; El Paso wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, schools, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Dallas
TX
El Paso
TX
Median rent$1,472$1,073 (better)
Median home$321k$185k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10386 (better)
Median income$70,518 (better)$59,745
Unemployment4.2% (better)4.3%
School rating2.4/104.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.82.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k30.813.4 (better)
Walk score46 (better)40
Sunny days234302 (better)
Summer temp97°F97°F
Winter temp48°F46°F
Rainfall38.3 in8.8 in
Population1,307,930680,130
Diversity (0–100)6933
% Black22.9%3.2%
% Hispanic42.6%81.2%
% Asian3.8%1.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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