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

Metric
Dallas
TX
Seattle
WA
Median rent$1,472 (better)$2,030
Median home$321k (better)$939k
Cost of living (100 = US)103 (better)151
Median income$70,518$123,860 (better)
Unemployment4.2% (better)4.7%
School rating2.4/108.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.8 (better)7.1
Property crime / 1k30.8 (better)44.6
Walk score4674 (better)
Sunny days234 (better)152
Summer temp97°F77°F
Winter temp48°F42°F
Rainfall38.3 in36.5 in
Population1,307,930754,195
Diversity (0–100)6961
% Black22.9%6.4%
% Hispanic42.6%8.5%
% Asian3.8%17.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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