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

Metric
Harrisonburg
VA
Pensacola
FL
Median rent$1,184 (better)$1,322
Median home$299k (better)$314k
Cost of living (100 = US)99.7 (better)111.4
Median income$62,254$74,212 (better)
Unemployment4% (better)4.3%
School rating3.1/104/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k2.1—
Property crime / 1k14—
Walk score5558 (better)
Sunny days213230 (better)
Summer temp86°F92°F
Winter temp32°F53°F
Rainfall39 in68.3 in
Population51,39254,036
Diversity (0–100)5753
% Black7.2%20.7%
% Hispanic23.6%5%
% Asian3.5%2.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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