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Rochester wins on rent, home prices, cost of living, safety and walkability; Salt Lake City wins on income, jobs, schools and sunshine.

Metric
Rochester
NY
Salt Lake City
UT
Median rent$1,081 (better)$1,414
Median home$140k (better)$540k
Cost of living (100 = US)90 (better)108
Median income$47,213$75,090 (better)
Unemployment5.5%3.4% (better)
School rating1.1/104.8/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.7 (better)8.6
Property crime / 1k28.2 (better)47.7
Walk score68 (better)60
Sunny days166222 (better)
Summer temp83°F94°F
Winter temp26°F31°F
Rainfall35.1 in15.5 in
Population208,772208,007
Diversity (0–100)7053
% Black34.7%2.3%
% Hispanic19.6%20.8%
% Asian3.2%4.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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