City Comparison Results

Livability score comparison

Metrics	Boston	Chicago	Washington	Detroit	Atlanta
Livability	77 High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market High Graduation Rates Boston Livability	78 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Low Cost of Living Chicago Livability	75 High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Stable Housing Market Washington Livability	73 Low Cost of Living Stable Housing Market Lots of Local Amenities High Graduation Rates Detroit Livability	78 Stable Housing Market High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Low Cost of Living Atlanta Livability
Metrics	Boston	Chicago	Washington	Detroit	Atlanta
Amenities Amount of Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Boston Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Chicago Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Washington Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Detroit Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Atlanta Amenities
Metrics	Boston	Chicago	Washington	Detroit	Atlanta
Cost Of Living Cost of Living Index Goods & Services Index Grocery Index Healthcare Index Housing Index Transportation Index Utilities Index	F 166 122 105 113 274 118 134 Boston Cost Of Living	D 114 107 104 108 138 107 89 Chicago Cost Of Living	F 164 117 105 110 285 106 111 Washington Cost Of Living	A+ 84 102 103 102 47 100 94 Detroit Cost Of Living	C+ 116 100 101 109 158 99 81 Atlanta Cost Of Living
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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 619 7 28 121 464 1,802 190 1,427 185 2,421 Boston Crime	F 540 23 52 337 128 3,133 288 2,046 799 3,673 Chicago Crime	F 745 29 41 324 351 3,484 201 2,719 565 4,229 Washington Crime	F 2,028 49 114 223 1,642 4,478 770 2,201 1,507 6,506 Detroit Crime	F 841 34 32 143 632 3,748 371 2,711 666 4,589 Atlanta Crime
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Employment Income Per Capita Med. Household Income Med. Earnings Male Med. Earnings Female Unemployment Rate	A+ $46,845 $76,298 $47,538 $40,041 5% Boston Employment	B $39,068 $62,097 $43,977 $35,975 5% Chicago Employment	A+ $58,659 $90,842 $65,719 $55,046 5% Washington Employment	F $19,569 $32,498 $27,224 $24,726 8% Detroit Employment	B $50,032 $64,179 $51,214 $37,558 4% Atlanta Employment
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Housing Median Home Price Median Rent Asked % Owner Occupied % Renter Occupied Avg. Household Size	B- $581,200 $1,685 35% 65% 2.4 Boston Housing	A+ $267,600 $1,154 45% 55% 2.5 Chicago Housing	C $618,100 $1,607 43% 57% 2.3 Washington Housing	A+ $52,700 $850 48% 52% 2.4 Detroit Housing	A+ $314,400 $1,227 45% 55% 2.2 Atlanta Housing
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Schools No. Public Schools Students Per Teacher Avg. Test Scores Completed High School Completed Bachelors	D 68 15 n/a 82.8% 46.4% Boston Schools	D 644 21 n/a 80.3% 36.5% Chicago Schools	C 208 13 n/a 87.4% 55.4% Washington Schools	F 336 23 n/a 72.3% 13.8% Detroit Schools	C- 155 15 n/a 86.6% 48.3% Atlanta Schools
Metrics	Boston	Chicago	Washington	Detroit	Atlanta
User Ratings Average user rating Number of ratings	B- 69% 40 Boston User rating	C+ 67% 137 Chicago User rating	C- 61% 43 Washington User rating	F 42% 98 Detroit User rating	D+ 57% 65 Atlanta User rating