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

Metric
Detroit
MI
Mesa
AZ
Median rent$1,074 (better)$1,620
Median home$84k (better)$408k
Cost of living (100 = US)77 (better)103
Median income$39,938$82,752 (better)
Unemployment10.5%4.1% (better)
School rating1.1/104.9/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k16.54.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k39.613.1 (better)
Walk score55 (better)42
Sunny days180294 (better)
Summer temp84°F106°F
Winter temp26°F53°F
Rainfall29.9 in10.8 in
Population638,530511,764
Diversity (0–100)4256
% Black75%3.7%
% Hispanic8.3%26.9%
% Asian1.7%2.4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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