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

Metric
Detroit
MI
Las Vegas
NV
Median rent$1,074 (better)$1,563
Median home$84k (better)$428k
Cost of living (100 = US)77 (better)106
Median income$39,938$73,877 (better)
Unemployment10.5%5.4% (better)
School rating1.1/103.4/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k16.56 (better)
Property crime / 1k39.6 (better)55
Walk score55 (better)42
Sunny days180294 (better)
Summer temp84°F104°F
Winter temp26°F47°F
Rainfall29.9 in4 in
Population638,530660,400
Diversity (0–100)4270
% Black75%11.2%
% Hispanic8.3%34.7%
% Asian1.7%7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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