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

Metric
Philadelphia
PA
San Antonio
TX
Median rent$1,397$1,324 (better)
Median home$243k$236k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)9991 (better)
Median income$61,953$65,056 (better)
Unemployment5%4.1% (better)
School rating1.5/101.7/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k8.35.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k43.539.2 (better)
Walk score75 (better)38
Sunny days207219 (better)
Summer temp88°F96°F
Winter temp34°F52°F
Rainfall45 in32.4 in
Population1,579,7061,479,835
Diversity (0–100)7152
% Black38.3%6.4%
% Hispanic15.6%64.6%
% Asian7.9%2.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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