City Comparison Results

Livability score comparison

Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	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 High Graduation Rates Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market San Diego Livability	75 High Income per Capita High Graduation Rates Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market New York Livability	77 High Income per Capita Lots of Local Amenities Stable Housing Market High Graduation Rates Boston Livability
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
Amenities Amount of Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Chicago Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to San Diego Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to New York Amenities	A+ Yes, there are lots of amenities close to Boston Amenities
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
Cost Of Living Cost of Living Index Goods & Services Index Grocery Index Healthcare Index Housing Index Transportation Index Utilities Index	D 114 107 104 108 138 107 89 Chicago Cost Of Living	F 168 113 116 105 295 127 107 San Diego Cost Of Living	F 169 127 113 121 288 115 102 New York Cost Of Living	F 166 122 105 113 274 118 134 Boston Cost Of Living
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
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 540 23 52 337 128 3,133 288 2,046 799 3,673 Chicago Crime	D+ 431 4 30 93 303 1,818 239 1,096 482 2,248 San Diego Crime	F 744 5 32 212 495 2,141 177 1,795 170 2,885 New York Crime	F 619 7 28 121 464 1,802 190 1,427 185 2,421 Boston Crime
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
Employment Income Per Capita Med. Household Income Med. Earnings Male Med. Earnings Female Unemployment Rate	B $39,068 $62,097 $43,977 $35,975 5% Chicago Employment	A+ $43,090 $83,454 $47,485 $36,193 4% San Diego Employment	A- $41,625 $67,046 $45,932 $38,728 4% New York Employment	A+ $46,845 $76,298 $47,538 $40,041 5% Boston Employment
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
Housing Median Home Price Median Rent Asked % Owner Occupied % Renter Occupied Avg. Household Size	A+ $267,600 $1,154 45% 55% 2.5 Chicago Housing	C+ $629,500 $1,770 47% 53% 2.7 San Diego Housing	C+ $635,200 $1,489 33% 67% 2.6 New York Housing	B- $581,200 $1,685 35% 65% 2.4 Boston Housing
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
Schools No. Public Schools Students Per Teacher Avg. Test Scores Completed High School Completed Bachelors	D 644 21 n/a 80.3% 36.5% Chicago Schools	B+ 211 19 n/a 85.7% 43.6% San Diego Schools	B+ 1,253 0 n/a 77.1% 36.2% New York Schools	D 68 15 n/a 82.8% 46.4% Boston Schools
Metrics	Chicago	San Diego	New York	Boston
User Ratings Average user rating Number of ratings	C+ 67% 137 Chicago User rating	B 73% 80 San Diego User rating	A+ 86% 93 New York User rating	B- 69% 40 Boston User rating