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Indianapolis wins on home prices and safety; Louisville wins on rent, income, jobs, schools and sunshine.

Metric
Indianapolis
IN
Louisville
KY
Median rent$1,156$1,120 (better)
Median home$225k (better)$234k
Cost of living (100 = US)9090
Median income$66,219$66,849 (better)
Unemployment3.4%3.3% (better)
School rating2.2/103.2/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k7.7 (better)9
Property crime / 1k28.2 (better)55
Walk score3333
Sunny days186193 (better)
Summer temp85°F88°F
Winter temp29°F35°F
Rainfall43.6 in48.1 in
Population885,860631,818
Diversity (0–100)6659
% Black27.6%22.1%
% Hispanic13.8%9.5%
% Asian4.2%2.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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