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Jacksonville wins on rent, home prices, cost of living and jobs; New York wins on income, schools, safety, walkability and sunshine.

Metric
Jacksonville
FL
New York
NY
Median rent$1,465 (better)$1,821
Median home$294k (better)$778k
Cost of living (100 = US)95 (better)187
Median income$69,872$80,483 (better)
Unemployment4.9% (better)5.3%
School rating4.8/105.4/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k85.5 (better)
Property crime / 1k5521.2 (better)
Walk score2689 (better)
Sunny days221224 (better)
Summer temp92°F85°F
Winter temp56°F34°F
Rainfall47.6 in49.5 in
Population977,6708,483,844
Diversity (0–100)6776
% Black29.3%20.4%
% Hispanic12.6%28.5%
% Asian5%14.6%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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