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

Metric
Louisville
KY
Seattle
WA
Median rent$1,120 (better)$2,030
Median home$234k (better)$939k
Cost of living (100 = US)90 (better)151
Median income$66,849$123,860 (better)
Unemployment3.3% (better)4.7%
School rating3.2/108.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k97.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k5544.6 (better)
Walk score3374 (better)
Sunny days193 (better)152
Summer temp88°F77°F
Winter temp35°F42°F
Rainfall48.1 in36.5 in
Population631,818754,195
Diversity (0–100)5961
% Black22.1%6.4%
% Hispanic9.5%8.5%
% Asian2.9%17.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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