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

Metric
Louisville
KY
Philadelphia
PA
Median rent$1,120 (better)$1,397
Median home$234k (better)$243k
Cost of living (100 = US)90 (better)99
Median income$66,849 (better)$61,953
Unemployment3.3% (better)5%
School rating3.2/10 (better)1.5/10
Violent crime / 1k98.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k5543.5 (better)
Walk score3375 (better)
Sunny days193207 (better)
Summer temp88°F88°F
Winter temp35°F34°F
Rainfall48.1 in45 in
Population631,8181,579,706
Diversity (0–100)5971
% Black22.1%38.3%
% Hispanic9.5%15.6%
% Asian2.9%7.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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