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

Metric
Salem
OR
Shreveport
LA
Median rent$1,400$987 (better)
Median home$417k$179k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)10885.7 (better)
Median income$75,487 (better)$48,699
Unemployment5%4.5% (better)
School rating3.5/10 (better)1.8/10
Violent crime / 1k4.2 (better)11.6
Property crime / 1k23.7 (better)36.1
Walk score4550 (better)
Sunny days164196 (better)
Summer temp84°F95°F
Winter temp41°F48°F
Rainfall40.1 in51.4 in
Population178,865180,982
Diversity (0–100)5556
% Black1.6%55.9%
% Hispanic25.4%4.1%
% Asian3.6%1.6%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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