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

Metric
Sacramento
CA
San Antonio
TX
Median rent$1,779$1,324 (better)
Median home$506k$236k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)11891 (better)
Median income$87,321 (better)$65,056
Unemployment5%4.1% (better)
School rating2.1/10 (better)1.7/10
Violent crime / 1k7.25.3 (better)
Property crime / 1k23.1 (better)39.2
Walk score48 (better)38
Sunny days265 (better)219
Summer temp94°F96°F
Winter temp49°F52°F
Rainfall19.2 in32.4 in
Population528,7061,479,835
Diversity (0–100)7752
% Black11.8%6.4%
% Hispanic29.4%64.6%
% Asian20.1%2.9%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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