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Jacksonville wins on income, jobs and schools; Tucson wins on rent, home prices, safety, walkability and sunshine.

Metric
Jacksonville
FL
Tucson
AZ
Median rent$1,465$1,145 (better)
Median home$294k$266k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)9595
Median income$69,872 (better)$57,073
Unemployment4.9% (better)5%
School rating4.8/10 (better)2.3/10
Violent crime / 1k83.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k5520.7 (better)
Walk score2642 (better)
Sunny days221286 (better)
Summer temp92°F101°F
Winter temp56°F53°F
Rainfall47.6 in10.6 in
Population977,670547,073
Diversity (0–100)6762
% Black29.3%4.8%
% Hispanic12.6%42.8%
% Asian5%3.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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