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

Metric
Mesa
AZ
Omaha
NE
Median rent$1,620$1,187 (better)
Median home$408k$246k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10392 (better)
Median income$82,752 (better)$73,201
Unemployment4.1%3.2% (better)
School rating4.9/10 (better)2.5/10
Violent crime / 1k4.33.5 (better)
Property crime / 1k13.1 (better)27.9
Walk score4246 (better)
Sunny days294 (better)213
Summer temp106°F85°F
Winter temp53°F23°F
Rainfall10.8 in30 in
Population511,764488,837
Diversity (0–100)5656
% Black3.7%11.4%
% Hispanic26.9%16.2%
% Asian2.4%4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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