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

Metric
San Diego
CA
Seattle
WA
Median rent$2,313$2,030 (better)
Median home$907k (better)$939k
Cost of living (100 = US)160151 (better)
Median income$108,077$123,860 (better)
Unemployment4.4% (better)4.7%
School rating4.3/108.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k3.8 (better)7.1
Property crime / 1k15.6 (better)44.6
Walk score5274 (better)
Sunny days266 (better)152
Summer temp77°F77°F
Winter temp58°F42°F
Rainfall9.8 in36.5 in
Population1,389,526754,195
Diversity (0–100)7161
% Black5.3%6.4%
% Hispanic29.8%8.5%
% Asian17.3%17.5%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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