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Fresno wins on income, safety and sunshine; Houston wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs, schools and walkability.

Metric
Fresno
CA
Houston
TX
Median rent$1,421$1,361 (better)
Median home$375k$278k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10396 (better)
Median income$70,991 (better)$64,813
Unemployment6.5%4.6% (better)
School rating1.4/103.4/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k7.2 (better)8.9
Property crime / 1k25.8 (better)38.4
Walk score4249 (better)
Sunny days271 (better)204
Summer temp98°F94°F
Winter temp48°F55°F
Rainfall11 in55.6 in
Population545,9702,328,253
Diversity (0–100)6670
% Black6.5%22.3%
% Hispanic50.9%44.2%
% Asian14.2%6.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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