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Durham wins on income; Lincoln wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, schools, safety and walkability.

Metric
Durham
NC
Lincoln
NE
Median rent$1,508$1,086 (better)
Median home$393k$264k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10392 (better)
Median income$81,619 (better)$71,867
Unemployment3.3%2.8% (better)
School rating2.8/108.5/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.14.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k3619.2 (better)
Walk score4042 (better)
Sunny days213213
Summer temp91°F89°F
Winter temp42°F25°F
Rainfall46.1 in29.3 in
Population291,467294,856
Diversity (0–100)7040
% Black33.2%4.1%
% Hispanic15.2%9%
% Asian5.8%4.4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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