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

Metric
Nashville
TN
San Antonio
TX
Median rent$1,586$1,324 (better)
Median home$414k$236k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10491 (better)
Median income$77,371 (better)$65,056
Unemployment2.8% (better)4.1%
School rating2/10 (better)1.7/10
Violent crime / 1k7.55.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k40.839.2 (better)
Walk score2938 (better)
Sunny days210219 (better)
Summer temp91°F96°F
Winter temp40°F52°F
Rainfall50.5 in32.4 in
Population690,1301,479,835
Diversity (0–100)6452
% Black24.5%6.4%
% Hispanic14.1%64.6%
% Asian3.5%2.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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