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

Metric
Seattle
WA
Tucson
AZ
Median rent$2,030$1,145 (better)
Median home$939k$266k (better)
Cost of living (100 = US)15195 (better)
Median income$123,860 (better)$57,073
Unemployment4.7% (better)5%
School rating8.6/10 (better)2.3/10
Violent crime / 1k7.13.9 (better)
Property crime / 1k44.620.7 (better)
Walk score74 (better)42
Sunny days152286 (better)
Summer temp77°F101°F
Winter temp42°F53°F
Rainfall36.5 in10.6 in
Population754,195547,073
Diversity (0–100)6162
% Black6.4%4.8%
% Hispanic8.5%42.8%
% Asian17.5%3.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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