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

Metric
Nashville
TN
Sacramento
CA
Median rent$1,586 (better)$1,779
Median home$414k (better)$506k
Cost of living (100 = US)104 (better)118
Median income$77,371$87,321 (better)
Unemployment2.8% (better)5%
School rating2/102.1/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k7.57.2 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.823.1 (better)
Walk score2948 (better)
Sunny days210265 (better)
Summer temp91°F94°F
Winter temp40°F49°F
Rainfall50.5 in19.2 in
Population690,130528,706
Diversity (0–100)6477
% Black24.5%11.8%
% Hispanic14.1%29.4%
% Asian3.5%20.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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