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Las Cruces wins on rent, cost of living, income, jobs, schools and sunshine; Waterbury wins on home prices, safety and walkability.

Metric
Las Cruces
NM
Waterbury
CT
Median rent$974 (better)$1,225
Median home$232k$209k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)103.2 (better)126.8
Median income$55,422 (better)$51,886
Unemployment4.8% (better)7.7%
School rating2.7/10 (better)1.5/10
Violent crime / 1k52.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k36.823.5 (better)
Walk score4956 (better)
Sunny days265 (better)183
Summer temp96°F84°F
Winter temp44°F28°F
Rainfall9.1 in44.9 in
Population114,197114,869
Diversity (0–100)5371
% Black1.9%23%
% Hispanic60.3%38.5%
% Asian1.7%2.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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