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

Metric
Mesa
AZ
San Diego
CA
Median rent$1,620 (better)$2,313
Median home$408k (better)$907k
Cost of living (100 = US)103 (better)160
Median income$82,752$108,077 (better)
Unemployment4.1% (better)4.4%
School rating4.9/10 (better)4.3/10
Violent crime / 1k4.33.8 (better)
Property crime / 1k13.1 (better)15.6
Walk score4252 (better)
Sunny days294 (better)266
Summer temp106°F77°F
Winter temp53°F58°F
Rainfall10.8 in9.8 in
Population511,7641,389,526
Diversity (0–100)5671
% Black3.7%5.3%
% Hispanic26.9%29.8%
% Asian2.4%17.3%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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