City Comparison Results

Livability score comparison

Metrics	Albuquerque	Portland	Chicago	Phoenix	New York
Livability	72 Stable Housing Market Low Cost of Living Lots of Local Amenities High Income per Capita Albuquerque Livability	78 High Income per Capita Stable Housing Market Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Portland Livability	78 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Low Cost of Living Chicago Livability	76 Stable Housing Market Low Cost of Living Lots of Local Amenities High Income per Capita Phoenix Livability	75 High Income per Capita High Graduation Rates Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market New York Livability
Metrics	Albuquerque	Portland	Chicago	Phoenix	New York
Amenities Amount of Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Albuquerque Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Portland Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Chicago Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Phoenix Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to New York Amenities
Metrics	Albuquerque	Portland	Chicago	Phoenix	New York
Cost Of Living Cost of Living Index Goods & Services Index Grocery Index Healthcare Index Housing Index Transportation Index Utilities Index	A 100 100 97 96 105 93 99 Albuquerque Cost Of Living	F 138 106 111 110 208 126 96 Portland Cost Of Living	D 114 107 104 108 138 107 89 Chicago Cost Of Living	A- 106 91 104 94 130 102 99 Phoenix Cost Of Living	F 169 127 113 121 288 115 102 New York Cost Of Living
Metrics	Albuquerque	Portland	Chicago	Phoenix	New York
Crime Violent Crime /100k Murder /100k Rape /100k Robbery /100k Assault /100k Property Crime /100k Burglary /100k Theft /100k Vehicle Theft /100k Total Crime /100k	F 1,380 22 61 295 1,002 4,796 813 2,931 1,052 6,176 Albuquerque Crime	F 751 15 56 203 477 6,324 760 3,841 1,723 7,076 Portland Crime	F 540 23 52 337 128 3,133 288 2,046 799 3,673 Chicago Crime	F 825 13 67 196 549 2,902 383 2,053 466 3,727 Phoenix Crime	F 744 5 32 212 495 2,141 177 1,795 170 2,885 New York Crime
Metrics	Albuquerque	Portland	Chicago	Phoenix	New York
Employment Income Per Capita Med. Household Income Med. Earnings Male Med. Earnings Female Unemployment Rate	C- $31,103 $53,936 $35,963 $29,930 4% Albuquerque Employment	A+ $43,811 $73,159 $44,409 $36,137 4% Portland Employment	B $39,068 $62,097 $43,977 $35,975 5% Chicago Employment	B- $31,427 $60,914 $37,231 $31,341 4% Phoenix Employment	A- $41,625 $67,046 $45,932 $38,728 4% New York Employment
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Housing Median Home Price Median Rent Asked % Owner Occupied % Renter Occupied Avg. Household Size	A+ $204,100 $889 60% 40% 2.4 Albuquerque Housing	B+ $438,500 $1,325 53% 47% 2.3 Portland Housing	A+ $267,600 $1,154 45% 55% 2.5 Chicago Housing	A+ $250,800 $1,100 56% 44% 2.8 Phoenix Housing	C+ $635,200 $1,489 33% 67% 2.6 New York Housing
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Schools No. Public Schools Students Per Teacher Avg. Test Scores Completed High School Completed Bachelors	D- 143 14 n/a 85.1% 33.8% Albuquerque Schools	C+ 171 19 n/a 88.4% 47.0% Portland Schools	D 644 21 n/a 80.3% 36.5% Chicago Schools	C 434 19 n/a 77.2% 27.4% Phoenix Schools	B+ 1,253 0 n/a 77.1% 36.2% New York Schools
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User Ratings Average user rating Number of ratings	F 41% 98 Albuquerque User rating	D+ 58% 82 Portland User rating	C+ 67% 137 Chicago User rating	F 47% 83 Phoenix User rating	A+ 86% 93 New York User rating