Compare cities side by side
Stack up to four metros and read them across every measure at once — the best value in each row is marked. Change any column header to swap in a different city. Want a deeper two-city breakdown? Use the head-to-head compare.
| Measure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livability /100 | 83 | 83 | 85✓ | 58 |
| Cost of living (price level, US=100) | 98✓ | 106 | 98 | 103 |
| Median household income | $99,897 | $108,046✓ | $102,144 | $90,133 |
| Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value) | $101,867 | $102,140 | $104,062✓ | $87,240 |
| Median rent | $1,784/mo | $1,943/mo | $1,674/mo✓ | $1,819/mo |
| Median home value | $482,800 | $631,000 | $465,800✓ | $470,600 |
| Property tax rate | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.4%✓ |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.6%✓ | 4.2% |
| Bachelor's degree+ | 52.3% | 51.6% | 52.5%✓ | 36.9% |
| Avg commute | 28.2 min | 27.7 min | 27.4 min✓ | 27.6 min |
| Air quality (AQI) | 52 | 64 | 47✓ | 86 |
| Hazard loss / $10k | $11✓ | $14 | $11 | $14 |
| Median age | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Broadband at home | 95.8% | 95.7% | 96.5%✓ | 94.6% |
| Fair/poor health | 16.8% | 14.5%✓ | 14.5% | 17.8% |
| Uninsured 18–64 | 14.2% | 11.3% | 8.8%✓ | 13.2% |
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