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Detroit wins on rent, home prices, cost of living and walkability; Fort Worth wins on income, jobs, schools, safety and sunshine.

Metric
Detroit
MI
Fort Worth
TX
Median rent$1,074 (better)$1,509
Median home$84k (better)$303k
Cost of living (100 = US)77 (better)100
Median income$39,938$79,507 (better)
Unemployment10.5%4.2% (better)
School rating1.1/102.2/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k16.53.7 (better)
Property crime / 1k39.622.2 (better)
Walk score55 (better)38
Sunny days180229 (better)
Summer temp84°F96°F
Winter temp26°F46°F
Rainfall29.9 in35.3 in
Population638,530963,194
Diversity (0–100)4271
% Black75%19.3%
% Hispanic8.3%34.6%
% Asian1.7%5.4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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