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El Paso wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, schools, safety and sunshine; Los Angeles wins on income and walkability.

Metric
El Paso
TX
Los Angeles
CA
Median rent$1,073 (better)$1,933
Median home$185k (better)$921k
Cost of living (100 = US)86 (better)173
Median income$59,745$81,939 (better)
Unemployment4.3% (better)5.3%
School rating4.6/10 (better)1.7/10
Violent crime / 1k2.9 (better)6.7
Property crime / 1k13.4 (better)22.6
Walk score4069 (better)
Sunny days302 (better)284
Summer temp97°F84°F
Winter temp46°F58°F
Rainfall8.8 in14.3 in
Population680,1303,857,263
Diversity (0–100)3368
% Black3.2%8.1%
% Hispanic81.2%47.2%
% Asian1.3%11.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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