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Meridian wins on rent, home prices, cost of living and jobs; Panama City wins on income, schools, safety, walkability and sunshine.

Metric
Meridian
MS
Panama City
FL
Median rent$910 (better)$1,327
Median home$108k (better)$269k
Cost of living (100 = US)83 (better)103.5
Median income$36,562$62,265 (better)
Unemployment4% (better)4.8%
School rating1.3/106.1/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.53.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k16.413.2 (better)
Walk score3050 (better)
Sunny days195245 (better)
Summer temp93°F91°F
Winter temp48°F54°F
Rainfall57 in54.7 in
Population34,13734,979
Diversity (0–100)5556
% Black59.7%20.1%
% Hispanic2.3%9.7%
% Asian1.2%1.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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