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Port St. Lucie wins on income, schools, safety and sunshine; Richmond wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, jobs and walkability.

Metric
Port St. Lucie
FL
Richmond
VA
Median rent$1,937$1,372 (better)
Median home$369k$353k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)105.896 (better)
Median income$80,648 (better)$64,587
Unemployment5%4% (better)
School rating4.2/10 (better)1.9/10
Violent crime / 1k1.3 (better)4.4
Property crime / 1k6.3 (better)33.5
Walk score3552 (better)
Sunny days243 (better)213
Summer temp91°F90°F
Winter temp65°F38°F
Rainfall62.7 in45.5 in
Population232,491229,359
Diversity (0–100)6565
% Black19%40.6%
% Hispanic24%10.7%
% Asian2.1%2.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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