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North Olmsted wins on home prices, cost of living, income, safety and walkability; Lakewood wins on rent, jobs, schools and sunshine.

Metric
North Olmsted
OH
Lakewood
OH
Median rent$1,141$1,070 (better)
Median home$220k (better)$262k
Cost of living (100 = US)95.8 (better)98.6
Median income$84,363 (better)$68,954
Unemployment3%2.5% (better)
School rating7.6/107.9/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k0.3 (better)1.3
Property crime / 1k7.7 (better)9.4
Walk score65 (better)46
Sunny days176185 (better)
Summer temp84°F84°F
Winter temp29°F29°F
Rainfall41 in41 in
Population31,92450,007
Diversity (0–100)2930
% Black2.8%5.5%
% Hispanic7.5%4.3%
% Asian1.9%3.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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