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

Metric
Sacramento
CA
Seattle
WA
Median rent$1,779 (better)$2,030
Median home$506k (better)$939k
Cost of living (100 = US)118 (better)151
Median income$87,321$123,860 (better)
Unemployment5%4.7% (better)
School rating2.1/108.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k7.27.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k23.1 (better)44.6
Walk score4874 (better)
Sunny days265 (better)152
Summer temp94°F77°F
Winter temp49°F42°F
Rainfall19.2 in36.5 in
Population528,706754,195
Diversity (0–100)7761
% Black11.8%6.4%
% Hispanic29.4%8.5%
% Asian20.1%17.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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