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

Metric
Fort Myers
FL
Reading
PA
Median rent$1,580$1,067 (better)
Median home$385k$121k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)90.8 (better)102.9
Median income$63,732 (better)$44,091
Unemployment5.2% (better)6.3%
School rating5.8/10 (better)1.3/10
Violent crime / 1k4.42.6 (better)
Property crime / 1k10.7 (better)12.9
Walk score3559 (better)
Sunny days255 (better)195
Summer temp92°F87°F
Winter temp65°F31°F
Rainfall57.4 in45.2 in
Population95,05195,242
Diversity (0–100)6846
% Black21.9%7.7%
% Hispanic24.8%70.8%
% Asian2%0.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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