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

Metric
Manchester
NH
Waterbury
CT
Median rent$1,564$1,225 (better)
Median home$366k$209k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)118.9 (better)126.8
Median income$81,007 (better)$51,886
Unemployment3.1% (better)7.7%
School rating3.3/10 (better)1.5/10
Violent crime / 1k3.22.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k15.4 (better)23.5
Walk score3456 (better)
Sunny days207 (better)183
Summer temp84°F84°F
Winter temp26°F28°F
Rainfall40.4 in44.9 in
Population115,643114,869
Diversity (0–100)4571
% Black4.2%23%
% Hispanic13.8%38.5%
% Asian4.1%2.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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