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

Metric
Las Vegas
NV
New York
NY
Median rent$1,563 (better)$1,821
Median home$428k (better)$778k
Cost of living (100 = US)106 (better)187
Median income$73,877$80,483 (better)
Unemployment5.4%5.3% (better)
School rating3.4/105.4/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k65.5 (better)
Property crime / 1k5521.2 (better)
Walk score4289 (better)
Sunny days294 (better)224
Summer temp104°F85°F
Winter temp47°F34°F
Rainfall4 in49.5 in
Population660,4008,483,844
Diversity (0–100)7076
% Black11.2%20.4%
% Hispanic34.7%28.5%
% Asian7%14.6%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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