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

Metric
Houston
TX
San Francisco
CA
Median rent$1,361 (better)$2,476
Median home$278k (better)$1.39M
Cost of living (100 = US)96 (better)244
Median income$64,813$140,970 (better)
Unemployment4.6%3.9% (better)
School rating3.4/104.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k8.94.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k38.429.6 (better)
Walk score4989 (better)
Sunny days204259 (better)
Summer temp94°F70°F
Winter temp55°F52°F
Rainfall55.6 in22.9 in
Population2,328,253830,235
Diversity (0–100)7071
% Black22.3%4.7%
% Hispanic44.2%16.2%
% Asian6.9%34.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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