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

Metric
Dallas
TX
San Antonio
TX
Median rent$1,472$1,324 (better)
Median home$321k$236k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10391 (better)
Median income$70,518 (better)$65,056
Unemployment4.2%4.1% (better)
School rating2.4/10 (better)1.7/10
Violent crime / 1k5.85.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k30.8 (better)39.2
Walk score46 (better)38
Sunny days234 (better)219
Summer temp97°F96°F
Winter temp48°F52°F
Rainfall38.3 in32.4 in
Population1,307,9301,479,835
Diversity (0–100)6952
% Black22.9%6.4%
% Hispanic42.6%64.6%
% Asian3.8%2.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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