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

Metric
Jackson
MS
Syracuse
NY
Median rent$1,055$1,039 (better)
Median home$112k (better)$138k
Cost of living (100 = US)82 (better)112.2
Median income$42,071$47,819 (better)
Unemployment4% (better)5.1%
School rating1.5/10 (better)1/10
Violent crime / 1k4 (better)6.1
Property crime / 1k15 (better)32.2
Walk score3354 (better)
Sunny days213 (better)194
Summer temp92°F82°F
Winter temp47°F24°F
Rainfall51.3 in39.9 in
Population146,631146,384
Diversity (0–100)3167
% Black81.7%25.7%
% Hispanic2.4%10.2%
% Asian0.3%7.2%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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