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Grand Island wins on rent, home prices, income, jobs, schools and sunshine; Harrisonburg wins on cost of living, safety and walkability.

Metric
Grand Island
NE
Harrisonburg
VA
Median rent$947 (better)$1,184
Median home$219k (better)$299k
Cost of living (100 = US)102.599.7 (better)
Median income$63,795 (better)$62,254
Unemployment3.5% (better)4%
School rating4.8/10 (better)3.1/10
Violent crime / 1k3.92.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k17.214 (better)
Walk score3655 (better)
Sunny days234 (better)213
Summer temp88°F86°F
Winter temp26°F32°F
Rainfall26.6 in39 in
Population52,88451,392
Diversity (0–100)5557
% Black3.8%7.2%
% Hispanic36.4%23.6%
% Asian1.1%3.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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