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

Metric
Owensboro
KY
Utica
NY
Median rent$905 (better)$951
Median home$179k$151k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)95.5 (better)115.6
Median income$56,357 (better)$52,484
Unemployment4.2% (better)5%
School rating4.3/10 (better)1.4/10
Violent crime / 1k4.1 (better)4.6
Property crime / 1k23.4 (better)29.9
Walk score3259 (better)
Sunny days198 (better)181
Summer temp87°F81°F
Winter temp34°F22°F
Rainfall45.6 in43.8 in
Population60,30264,217
Diversity (0–100)3666
% Black6.3%15.4%
% Hispanic5.6%14.5%
% Asian2.7%11.2%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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