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

Metric
Fresno
CA
Philadelphia
PA
Median rent$1,421$1,397 (better)
Median home$375k$243k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10399 (better)
Median income$70,991 (better)$61,953
Unemployment6.5%5% (better)
School rating1.4/101.5/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k7.2 (better)8.3
Property crime / 1k25.8 (better)43.5
Walk score4275 (better)
Sunny days271 (better)207
Summer temp98°F88°F
Winter temp48°F34°F
Rainfall11 in45 in
Population545,9701,579,706
Diversity (0–100)6671
% Black6.5%38.3%
% Hispanic50.9%15.6%
% Asian14.2%7.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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