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Santa Fe wins on income, jobs, schools, safety and sunshine; Trenton wins on rent, home prices, cost of living and walkability.

Metric
Santa Fe
NM
Trenton
NJ
Median rent$1,463$1,294 (better)
Median home$445k$161k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)115108 (better)
Median income$73,482 (better)$52,537
Unemployment3.9% (better)7.1%
School rating2.2/10 (better)1.2/10
Violent crime / 1k5.2 (better)8.1
Property crime / 1k29.324.1 (better)
Walk score4073 (better)
Sunny days283 (better)206
Summer temp89°F86°F
Winter temp32°F32°F
Rainfall10.7 in45.6 in
Population89,01990,338
Diversity (0–100)5761
% Black1.1%40%
% Hispanic49.5%46.4%
% Asian1.9%0.4%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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