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Fort Walton Beach wins on rent, cost of living and sunshine; Keene wins on home prices, income, jobs, safety and walkability.

Metric
Fort Walton Beach
FL
Keene
NH
Median rent$1,307 (better)$1,342
Median home$322k$253k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)106.6 (better)111.3
Median income$68,538$78,445 (better)
Unemployment5.1%3.2% (better)
School rating8.2/108.2/10
Violent crime / 1k5.31.4 (better)
Property crime / 1k16.7 (better)21.1
Walk score3249 (better)
Sunny days240 (better)216
Summer temp91°F82°F
Winter temp54°F20°F
Rainfall55.4 in46.1 in
Population21,02522,939
Diversity (0–100)5516
% Black11.6%1.7%
% Hispanic13%1.9%
% Asian4%0.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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