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

Metric
Fort Worth
TX
Memphis
TN
Median rent$1,509$1,181 (better)
Median home$303k$169k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10085 (better)
Median income$79,507 (better)$51,736
Unemployment4.2% (better)5.1%
School rating2.2/10 (better)1.4/10
Violent crime / 1k3.7 (better)18.5
Property crime / 1k22.2 (better)50.3
Walk score38 (better)36
Sunny days229 (better)210
Summer temp96°F92°F
Winter temp46°F42°F
Rainfall35.3 in54.9 in
Population963,194618,980
Diversity (0–100)7155
% Black19.3%62.7%
% Hispanic34.6%10.4%
% Asian5.4%1.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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