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Every city we cover, with the numbers that decide a move.
Each one has a guide written by someone who has lived there, a thread of locals answering questions, and the same live readings on rent, home values, sunshine, safety and what a paycheck buys. Ranks link to the full list.
58 shown, A to Z
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Home value$344,19956th of 105
- Rent$1,45231st of 106
- Sunshine91.45.5 peak sun hours a day10th of 106
- Safety8.31,030 violent crimes per 100k84th of 96
- Affordability49.963rd of 106
Asheville, North Carolina
46 posts in the thread
- Home value$444,47882nd of 105
- Rent$1,72665th of 106
- Sunshine35.94.4 peak sun hours a day72nd of 106
- Safety12.6753 violent crimes per 100k80th of 96
- Affordability56.848th of 106
Atlanta, Georgia
30 posts in the thread
- Home value$380,33164th of 105
- Rent$1,94280th of 106
- Sunshine55.54.6 peak sun hours a day53rd of 106
- Safety22.9736 violent crimes per 100k70th of 96
- Affordability5356th of 106
Austin, Texas
35 posts in the thread
- Home value$491,96085th of 105
- Rent$1,57145th of 106
- Sunshine80.84.9 peak sun hours a day22nd of 106
- Safety42.4423 violent crimes per 100k38th of 96
- Affordability66.817th of 106
Baltimore, Maryland
10 posts in the thread
- Home value$184,8049th of 105
- Rent$1,76269th of 106
- Sunshine36.94.1 peak sun hours a day71st of 106
- Safety6.91,351 violent crimes per 100k88th of 96
- Affordability4075th of 106
Boise, Idaho
13 posts in the thread
- Home value$500,21587th of 105
- Rent$1,90077th of 106
- Sunshine67.94.6 peak sun hours a day33rd of 106
- Safety88.5290 violent crimes per 100k3rd of 96
- Affordability61.134th of 106
Boston, Massachusetts
19 posts in the thread
- Home value$761,23698th of 105
- Rent$3,271103rd of 106
- Sunshine19.13.8 peak sun hours a day90th of 106
- Safety47583 violent crimes per 100k33rd of 96
- Affordability2787th of 106
Charleston, South Carolina
9 posts in the thread
- Home value$587,51195th of 105
- Rent$2,28893rd of 106
- Sunshine63.84.7 peak sun hours a day39th of 106
- Safety75.8281 violent crimes per 100k10th of 96
- Affordability5455th of 106
Charlotte, North Carolina
5 posts in the thread
- Home value$389,64868th of 105
- Rent$1,72966th of 106
- Sunshine58.74.5 peak sun hours a day46th of 106
- Safety30.3559 violent crimes per 100k54th of 96
- Affordability66.817th of 106
Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Home value$314,99946th of 105
- Rent$1,49836th of 106
- Sunshine414.4 peak sun hours a day66th of 106
- Safety26.3679 violent crimes per 100k62nd of 96
- Affordability71.74th of 106
Chicago, Illinois
32 posts in the thread
- Home value$334,10853rd of 105
- Rent$2,31194th of 106
- Sunshine273.9 peak sun hours a day80th of 106
- Safetyno reading
- Affordability30.281st of 106
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Home value$245,74331st of 105
- Rent$1,43228th of 106
- Sunshine23.34.1 peak sun hours a day83rd of 106
- Safety17.4787 violent crimes per 100k75th of 96
- Affordability52.459th of 106
Colorado Springs, Colorado
4 posts in the thread
- Home value$439,54281st of 105
- Rent$1,71763rd of 106
- Sunshine82.45 peak sun hours a day19th of 106
- Safety27.8691 violent crimes per 100k58th of 96
- Affordability63.126th of 106
Columbus, Ohio
- Home value$243,12228th of 105
- Rent$1,47133rd of 106
- Sunshine21.24.1 peak sun hours a day87th of 106
- Safety52.3382 violent crimes per 100k26th of 96
- Affordability62.232nd of 106
Dallas, Texas
13 posts in the thread
- Home value$303,44243rd of 105
- Rent$1,60453rd of 106
- Sunshine78.94.8 peak sun hours a day23rd of 106
- Safety32.5577 violent crimes per 100k50th of 96
- Affordability58.543rd of 106
Denver, Colorado
60 posts in the thread
- Home value$520,94788th of 105
- Rent$1,85574th of 106
- Sunshine81.44.9 peak sun hours a day21st of 106
- Safety10.1882 violent crimes per 100k83rd of 96
- Affordability5651st of 106
Detroit, Michigan
- Home value$74,7421st of 105
- Rent$1,32815th of 106
- Sunshine12.53.8 peak sun hours a day95th of 106
- Safety6.91,654 violent crimes per 100k88th of 96
- Affordability37.978th of 106
Greenville, South Carolina
- Home value$328,46051st of 105
- Rent$1,56442nd of 106
- Sunshine56.14.6 peak sun hours a day52nd of 106
- Safety41.5465 violent crimes per 100k39th of 96
- Affordability63.822nd of 106
Honolulu, Hawaii
2 posts in the thread
- Home value$774,71099th of 105
- Rent$2,71598th of 106
- Sunshine87.15.8 peak sun hours a day16th of 106
- Safety87.4181 violent crimes per 100k5th of 96
- Affordability21.696th of 106
Houston, Texas
8 posts in the thread
- Home value$259,46534th of 105
- Rent$1,54440th of 106
- Sunshine684.7 peak sun hours a day32nd of 106
- Safety13.4888 violent crimes per 100k78th of 96
- Affordability58.543rd of 106
Huntsville, Alabama
- Home value$286,95241st of 105
- Rent$1,33517th of 106
- Sunshine504.5 peak sun hours a day59th of 106
- Safety55.2399 violent crimes per 100k22nd of 96
- Affordability70.96th of 106
Indianapolis, Indiana
1 post in the thread
- Home value$227,44521st of 105
- Rent$1,37520th of 106
- Sunshine29.84.1 peak sun hours a day77th of 106
- Safety26769 violent crimes per 100k63rd of 96
- Affordability71.15th of 106
Jacksonville, Florida
2 posts in the thread
- Home value$284,83240th of 105
- Rent$1,58951st of 106
- Sunshine65.74.8 peak sun hours a day36th of 106
- Safety49.5519 violent crimes per 100k29th of 96
- Affordability69.711th of 106
Kansas City, Missouri
- Home value$250,18532nd of 105
- Rent$1,44630th of 106
- Sunshine56.74.3 peak sun hours a day50th of 106
- Safety6.61,376 violent crimes per 100k90th of 96
- Affordability62.929th of 106
Knoxville, Tennessee
- Home value$368,96560th of 105
- Rent$1,70161st of 106
- Sunshine35.64.4 peak sun hours a day73rd of 106
- Safety35.8685 violent crimes per 100k46th of 96
- Affordability58.345th of 106
Las Vegas, Nevada
43 posts in the thread
- Home value$417,47573rd of 105
- Rent$1,70060th of 106
- Sunshine97.15.5 peak sun hours a day2nd of 106
- Safety49.8413 violent crimes per 100k28th of 96
- Affordability63.624th of 106
Los Angeles, California
12 posts in the thread
- Home value$927,891102nd of 105
- Rent$2,77299th of 106
- Sunshine96.85.6 peak sun hours a day3rd of 106
- Safety31.7670 violent crimes per 100k52nd of 96
- Affordability15.3103rd of 106
Louisville, Kentucky
- Home value$261,37637th of 105
- Rent$1,33016th of 106
- Sunshine35.34.1 peak sun hours a day74th of 106
- Safety23.8683 violent crimes per 100k68th of 96
- Affordability70.69th of 106
Memphis, Tennessee
- Home value$151,7948th of 105
- Rent$1,2598th of 106
- Sunshine58.34.5 peak sun hours a day47th of 106
- Safety0.71,853 violent crimes per 100k96th of 96
- Affordability70.96th of 106
Miami, Florida
9 posts in the thread
- Home value$583,70594th of 105
- Rent$2,965101st of 106
- Sunshine46.85.1 peak sun hours a day63rd of 106
- Safety60.3359 violent crimes per 100k18th of 96
- Affordability39.176th of 106
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Home value$223,30418th of 105
- Rent$1,44329th of 106
- Sunshine183.7 peak sun hours a day92nd of 106
- Safety23.91,145 violent crimes per 100k67th of 96
- Affordability4173rd of 106
Minneapolis, Minnesota
8 posts in the thread
- Home value$328,35150th of 105
- Rent$1,74767th of 106
- Sunshine32.13.9 peak sun hours a day75th of 106
- Safety6.51,005 violent crimes per 100k91st of 96
- Affordability42.671st of 106
Nashville, Tennessee
11 posts in the thread
- Home value$425,88978th of 105
- Rent$1,82071st of 106
- Sunshine39.14.3 peak sun hours a day68th of 106
- Safety12.3962 violent crimes per 100k81st of 96
- Affordability70.510th of 106
New Orleans, Louisiana
9 posts in the thread
- Home value$241,89527th of 105
- Rent$1,63356th of 106
- Sunshine61.94.7 peak sun hours a day40th of 106
- Safetyno reading
- Affordability66.320th of 106
Orlando, Florida
3 posts in the thread
- Home value$372,77561st of 105
- Rent$1,88976th of 106
- Sunshine60.45 peak sun hours a day44th of 106
- Safetyno reading
- Affordability59.441st of 106
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16 posts in the thread
- Home value$231,58423rd of 105
- Rent$1,75768th of 106
- Sunshine38.24.1 peak sun hours a day70th of 106
- Safety11.9831 violent crimes per 100k82nd of 96
- Affordability48.365th of 106
Phoenix, Arizona
7 posts in the thread
- Home value$404,06771st of 105
- Rent$1,57145th of 106
- Sunshine98.45.8 peak sun hours a day1st of 106
- Safety40.5697 violent crimes per 100k40th of 96
- Affordability69.412th of 106
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Home value$234,62024th of 105
- Rent$1,56944th of 106
- Sunshine10.63.8 peak sun hours a day97th of 106
- Safety46.2468 violent crimes per 100k34th of 96
- Affordability49.963rd of 106
Portland, Oregon
1 post in the thread
- Home value$524,31889th of 105
- Rent$1,71964th of 106
- Sunshine6.93.8 peak sun hours a day100th of 106
- Safety13.3702 violent crimes per 100k79th of 96
- Affordability36.379th of 106
Portland, Maine
3 posts in the thread
- Home value$554,45490th of 105
- Rent$2,39995th of 106
- Sunshine13.13.8 peak sun hours a day93rd of 106
- Safety69.7251 violent crimes per 100k15th of 96
- Affordability22.592nd of 106
Raleigh, North Carolina
- Home value$424,66376th of 105
- Rent$1,57248th of 106
- Sunshine51.84.5 peak sun hours a day56th of 106
- Safety54.9395 violent crimes per 100k24th of 96
- Affordability66.817th of 106
Reno, Nevada
- Home value$571,56293rd of 105
- Rent$1,99784th of 106
- Sunshine88.85.2 peak sun hours a day13th of 106
- Safety43551 violent crimes per 100k37th of 96
- Affordability59.142nd of 106
Richmond, Virginia
- Home value$361,84459th of 105
- Rent$1,62855th of 106
- Sunshine44.34.3 peak sun hours a day64th of 106
- Safety38.2442 violent crimes per 100k43rd of 96
- Affordability41.372nd of 106
Sacramento, California
- Home value$470,55283rd of 105
- Rent$2,04587th of 106
- Sunshine88.25.3 peak sun hours a day14th of 106
- Safety34.7720 violent crimes per 100k47th of 96
- Affordability28.982nd of 106
Salt Lake City, Utah
10 posts in the thread
- Home value$568,97091st of 105
- Rent$1,57145th of 106
- Sunshine75.44.8 peak sun hours a day27th of 106
- Safety8.3863 violent crimes per 100k84th of 96
- Affordability56.149th of 106
San Antonio, Texas
15 posts in the thread
- Home value$244,62330th of 105
- Rent$1,38121st of 106
- Sunshine82.74.9 peak sun hours a day18th of 106
- Safety29.6532 violent crimes per 100k56th of 96
- Affordability6814th of 106
San Diego, California
84 posts in the thread
- Home value$980,490103rd of 105
- Rent$3,004102nd of 106
- Sunshine87.24.9 peak sun hours a day15th of 106
- Safety70.8376 violent crimes per 100k14th of 96
- Affordability19.898th of 106
San Francisco, California
18 posts in the thread
- Home value$1,441,021105th of 105
- Rent$4,784106th of 106
- Sunshine81.84.8 peak sun hours a day20th of 106
- Safety39.7486 violent crimes per 100k42nd of 96
- Affordability13.8105th of 106
San Jose, California
- Home value$1,353,869104th of 105
- Rent$3,582104th of 106
- Sunshine89.35.3 peak sun hours a day12th of 106
- Safety43.7505 violent crimes per 100k35th of 96
- Affordability22.194th of 106
Sarasota, Florida
- Home value$410,99872nd of 105
- Rent$2,21091st of 106
- Sunshine73.95.2 peak sun hours a day30th of 106
- Safety74.8382 violent crimes per 100k12th of 96
- Affordability55.253rd of 106
Savannah, Georgia
- Home value$318,89349th of 105
- Rent$1,71262nd of 106
- Sunshine67.34.7 peak sun hours a day34th of 106
- Safetyno reading
- Affordability44.669th of 106
Seattle, Washington
56 posts in the thread
- Home value$822,572100th of 105
- Rent$2,22792nd of 106
- Sunshine3.23.6 peak sun hours a day103rd of 106
- Safety15.2706 violent crimes per 100k77th of 96
- Affordability45.867th of 106
Spokane, Washington
- Home value$392,80370th of 105
- Rent$1,48335th of 106
- Sunshine38.53.9 peak sun hours a day69th of 106
- Safety20.9613 violent crimes per 100k72nd of 96
- Affordability46.566th of 106
St. Louis, Missouri
- Home value$273,16439th of 105
- Rent$1,42726th of 106
- Sunshine49.14.3 peak sun hours a day61st of 106
- Safety2.91,231 violent crimes per 100k95th of 96
- Affordability45.767th of 106
Tampa, Florida
1 post in the thread
- Home value$375,61962nd of 105
- Rent$1,93079th of 106
- Sunshine76.25.2 peak sun hours a day26th of 106
- Safety85.6333 violent crimes per 100k6th of 96
- Affordability62.331st of 106
Tucson, Arizona
23 posts in the thread
- Home value$318,76048th of 105
- Rent$1,42827th of 106
- Sunshine95.85.8 peak sun hours a day5th of 106
- Safetyno reading
- Affordability55.352nd of 106
Vancouver, Washington
60 posts in the thread
- Home value$498,16086th of 105
- Rent$1,80370th of 106
- Sunshine6.33.8 peak sun hours a day101st of 106
- Safety36.1556 violent crimes per 100k45th of 96
- Affordability43.670th of 106
Washington DC
8 posts in the thread
- Home value$569,85792nd of 105
- Rent$2,40796th of 106
- Sunshine43.64.2 peak sun hours a day65th of 106
- Safety23.1750 violent crimes per 100k69th of 96
- Affordability40.474th of 106
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